[Stakeholders] How do you respond when stakeholders want detailed status but never act on the decisions they own?

Instruction: Answer this as a PM dealing with stakeholders who want visibility but are slow to take action when it matters.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can manage information-heavy but low-accountability stakeholder behavior.

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In that situation, I try to separate visibility from accountability. Some stakeholders want a lot of detail, but if the decision they own is buried inside a long update, it's still easy for them to stay passive...

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