Communicating Change

To get a project off to a good start, communication is vital; you can never communicate too much. Whether or not people were involved in planning, draw them in now as quickly and fully as possible, using a range of communication methods.

DK Remember that honesty is not the best policy; it is the only policy.

Telling people soon

Make sure that all aspects of a change plan are communicated as soon as possible to everyone affected. Anything short of total communication will leave some people unhappily in the dark, at least for a time, and may create a divide between those who know and those who do not. Letting people learn of ...

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