Testimonials

Executive Coaching

HCSC
Steve Betts – CIO

At the end of the day, I care about results — and Lucia and her team delivered the meaningful and lasting behavioral change in my leadership team that I was looking for. They quickly gained the trust and respect of my team with their insightful and direct engagement style. They used fact-based insights gained from multiple interviews, coupled with practical examples and role-playing exercises, to meaningfully change the behaviors of my team.
The UNITE Group plc
Geoffrey Maddrell – Chairman @ The UNITE Group PLC

I frequently refer to your successful intervention with our board, which has served us well; particularly as external market conditions have inevitably raised the temperature of concerns and activity in our board discussions. It would have had a hugely negative impact if our board had not been able to address difficult issues so robustly. Thank you on behalf of the UNITE board.
BDO
Stephen R. Ferrara, CPA – Partner, Chief Operating Officer @ BDO

High Performance Leadership is a great program for business leaders in any industry. It offers sensible, practical lessons along with research-based theory to back them up. Lucia’s passion and her deep expertise make it a compelling experience.

Keynote Speaking

RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Robert Lindeman – Managing Director

Lucia takes a complex area and simplifies it with practical tools, processes, and concepts that can be readily applied at work (corporate, team, or individual level).
Sodexho
Sandy Shaw – V.P. Talent Development

Susan is a dynamic speaker, and she provided 50 of our senior executives from around the world with substantive ideas they could take back to their own teams. The data she presented from her study of high-performing workgroups was particularly enlightening.

Executive Education

AAA Leadership Team Drager
Vijay Jain – CEO

Thank you for joining our AAA management meeting in Lubeck Germany. We all enjoyed the fruitful and insightful learnings and discussions. This experience helped us to become closer as a team.
RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Rod Foster – Managing Director

Ms. Annunzio is one of a very select group of extremely talented and effective teachers and communicators. She’s great at keeping the environment fresh and interesting with energy and passion.
SPX Cooling Technologies
Ann Cope-Place – VP Global Human Resources

Lucia is dynamic and insightful. Her teaching style shows her passion and compassion for others to really try to get it right, so we can see our strengths and how we can positively impact the environment of others.

Books

Allergan, Inc.
David E. I. Pyott – Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

…points a direction that offers proven results and specific action steps that actually work.
BDO
Wayne Berson – Chief Executive Officer

futureCraft® combines the theoretical and practical sides of engaging millennials to create a powerful call to action for the future.
Northern Trust Corporate Bank
Sheila Penrose – Corporate Director; former President

Susan Lucia Annunzio offers important counsel on leading a high-performance business environment.