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Course CWS-031

Communicating Change to Employees

Restructures, new systems, mergers, relocations, policy changes and new strategies all depend on employees understanding... The outline covers People and Change, Stakeholders and the Change Story, Planning Change Communi...

  • 5 daysClassroom or online
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  • 5 days
  • 09:00–14:00
  • Certificate of attendance

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Introduction

Course overview

Restructures, new systems, mergers, relocations, policy changes and new strategies all depend on employees understanding and accepting what is changing and why. Poor change communication breeds rumour, anxiety and resistance, while thoughtful, honest and timely communication builds understanding and commitment even when the news is difficult.

This Communicating Change to Employees training course gives participants a practical framework for planning and delivering communication throughout a change programme. Participants learn how people respond to change, how to analyse stakeholders, craft a compelling change narrative, sequence messages, equip line managers, handle difficult questions and use feedback to adjust the approach.

The course combines change management principles with hands-on message writing and delivery practice.

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What you will achieve

Learning objectives

  • Explain how people experience and respond to organisational change
  • Analyse stakeholders and their likely concerns
  • Develop a clear and compelling change narrative
  • Plan the sequence, timing and channels of change communication
  • Write announcements and messages for difficult news
  • Equip line managers to cascade and discuss change
  • Handle questions, concerns and resistance openly
  • Use feedback and measurement to adjust communication

Who should attend

Target audience

  • Change managers and project managers
  • Internal communications professionals
  • HR business partners
  • Senior leaders sponsoring change
  • Line managers leading teams through change
  • Transformation and programme office staff

Methodology

Learning approach

  • The course uses a running change case study. Participants analyse stakeholders, draft a change narrative and communication plan, write announcements, prepare manager briefing packs and practise handling difficult questions in role plays. Feedback helps refine both written and spoken communication.

Complete course outline

Five focused days of learning and application

The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.

Day 1

People and Change

  1. Why change communication so often goes wrong
  2. How people react emotionally to change
  3. The change curve and its implications for communication
  4. Trust, transparency and the role of leaders
  5. Coffee break
  6. Trust, transparency and the role of leaders (continued)
  7. Lessons from well and poorly communicated changes
  8. Assessing the impact of change on different groups
  9. Exercise: mapping reactions to a proposed change

Day 2

Stakeholders and the Change Story

  1. Identifying stakeholder groups and their concerns
  2. Answering the questions employees will ask
  3. Building a change narrative: why, what, how and when
  4. Coffee break
  5. Being honest about what is not yet known
  6. Key messages and supporting proof points
  7. Testing messages with representative employees
  8. Workshop: drafting a change narrative

Day 3

Planning Change Communication

  1. Sequencing communication through the change life cycle
  2. Choosing channels for announcements and dialogue
  3. Coordinating timing with legal and HR processes
  4. Communicating difficult news such as redundancies
  5. Coffee break
  6. Avoiding leaks and managing confidentiality
  7. Building a detailed communication plan
  8. Workshop: building a change communication plan

Day 4

Line Managers and Two-Way Dialogue

  1. Why line managers are the most trusted source
  2. Preparing manager briefing packs and talking points
  3. Frequently asked questions and answer guides
  4. Running team briefings and listening sessions
  5. Coffee break
  6. Running team briefings and listening sessions (continued)
  7. Handling tough questions and emotional responses
  8. Escalating concerns and closing the feedback loop
  9. Role play: a team briefing on difficult news

Day 5

Sustaining and Measuring Communication

  1. Keeping momentum after the initial announcement
  2. Celebrating progress and sharing success stories
  3. Measuring understanding, sentiment and adoption
  4. Adjusting messages in response to feedback
  5. Coffee break
  6. Adjusting messages in response to feedback (continued)
  7. Communicating when change plans change
  8. Lessons learned for future change programmes
  9. Personal action plan for change communication

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Communicating Change to Employees

Next session: 7 - 11 December 2026, London

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What does Communicating Change to Employees (CWS-031) cover?

This course covers Communication and Writing Skills through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.

When is the next available session?

The next scheduled session starts on 7 - 11 December 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.

Who should attend this course?

Change managers and project managers, Internal communications professionals, HR business partners

Is bilingual course delivery available?

Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.

How can I register for a session?

Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.

Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?

Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.

Where are classroom sessions delivered?

Current classroom venues include London, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Cape Town, Dubai, Geneva, Istanbul, Kuala lumpur, Munich, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam.

How long is the training programme?

The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).