The HR department in a college is developing a plan to restructure the organization and reduce operating costs. The plan integrates several possible strategies including the elimination of non-essential jobs, increased leave without pay, reduction in staffing levels, an early retirement incentive plan, and repeal of an initiative focused on hiring retirees. HR presents the strategies and their potential consequences to the board. The board and HR determine that all employees affected by the restructuring should be notified in person by their managers with an HR representative present. Several board members are concerned that managers will refuse to support the boards decision to restructure the organization or will not be skilled in conducting difficult conversations with their employees. They are also worried that, as the notifications begin, employees will talk to each other and cause disruption to normal operations across the college. The board and HR decide that all notifications will occur in the same week. After the first day of notifications, HR learns that several managers blame HR for the restructuring and refuse to comply with the decision. What should HR do to gain the managers cooperation?