# In an op-ed, Professor Jeffrey Sharlach advises managers on how to communicate important decisions to employees

1 Faculty News February 9, 2016 ![Huffington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/huffpost192x144.jpg?itok=sF2Y0c9v)>

Excerpt from [The Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sharlach/communicating-making-your-case-to-employees_b_9169946.html) -- "Whether you're the President of the United States making an address to the nation or a business manager writing an announcement to his employees, when you have news to deliver there's one key choice at the outset: should you state the decision first and then explain the reasoning or build up to your decision, making the case as you go along?"

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