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Michael Hackman is a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, an Adjunct at the Center for Creative Leadership, and a Senior Partner in the consulting firm CommuniCon, Inc.

He teaches courses in communication and leadership at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including courses that were supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) that allowed for the development of an online curriculum in organizational communication and leadership delivered to students and working professionals in the U.S. and Europe. In 1995, he was awarded the university-wide Outstanding Teacher Award.

Dr. Hackman’s research focuses on a wide range of issues, including: the impact of gender and culture on communication and leadership behavior, leadership succession, instructional communication in mediated contexts, and creativity. His work has appeared in such journals as Communication Education, Communication Quarterly, Distance Education, The Journal of Leadership Studies, Leadership, Perceptual and Motor Skills, and the Southern Speech Communication Journal. He is also the co-author (with Craig Johnson) of two books, Leadership: A Communication Perspective and Creative Communication: Principles and Applications.

Since 1991, Dr. Hackman has served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, on four separate occasions, the most recent in 2002. He also served as an adjunct Professor at the University of Siena (Italy) and the University of Vienna (Austria).

Dr. Hackman has extensive experience as a consultant. He has developed and delivered training, guided organizational development initiatives, and provided executive coaching services in numerous public and private sector organizations throughout the United States and in Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. His clients have included Agilent Technologies, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Ernst & Young, Fiat, Georgia-Pacific, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett-Packard, J.D. Edwards, Telecom New Zealand, the United States Air Force, the United States Golf Association, and Wells Fargo.

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Michael’s Client Feedback

"Michael did a wonderful job in raising interest in communication and leadership. He provided the inspiration, tools, and motivation to succeed. He is great!"
-- Unilever

"Thanks so much. . . your work helped to transform our organization."
-- Harley-Davidson Financial Services

"Michael's expertise in the field and strong relationships with participants allowed for effective knowledge transfer, candid assessment and feedback and substantial growth of team member skills and responsibilities."
-- Bristol Myers-Squibb

"Great class content. . .solid applicability to the real world. . .and outstanding facilitation that related well to all employees."
-- Colorado Springs Utilities

"Michael's discussion of Communication Styles was the talk of the office. This was the liveliest, most interactive, and interesting training session I have ever attended."
-- United States Golf Association

"Based on the feedback of the many people Michael worked with, the level of satisfaction was extremely high. In addition, the observable shifts in behavior following the educational experiences that Michael provided were solid evidence of his effectiveness."
-- Hewlett-Packard