Can you give me an example of a time when you struggled to establish a relationship with someone important and how you eventually succeeded? Let's say you encounter a difficult stakeholder at Personio - what approach would you take to form a connection with them?

Interview question asked to Engineering Managers interviewing at Personio: Can you give me an example of a time when you struggled to establish a relationship with someone important and how you eventually succeeded? Let's say you encounter a difficult stakeholder at Personio - what approach would you take to form a connection with them?.