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Dennis Ackley
Conference Speaking | Retirement Education | Benefit Communication
Bad News, Change & More Topics...Click on Title for PDF
 
Communicating Bad News & Change
How Communicators Can Make Change WorkStrategic Communication Management, September 1999
   Uncertainty is the killer of workplace change. Defeat it by describing “excellence in action” for employees.
 
The Secret of Communicating Bad News  – Communication World (cover article), August 1992
   Communicating bad news is the most important and difficult employee communication challenge organizations face.
 
The Employee Communication Profession
   Any employee communication function that’s not practicing strategic communication full time is dysfunctional.
 
Three Things Wrong With Our ProfessionCommunication World (cover article), November 1992
   These problems may be serious enough to change what we do—even what we’re called.
 
Resources and News Clips
Resource: Acquisition Communication  A checklist for merger communication planning.
Ragan Report, August 2005 , When Optimists Attack... Response to Fast Company magazine's "Why we hate HR."