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Business Books by Susan Lucia Annunzio
From one of the world’s leading management consultants comes three highly regarded business books...
My Way or the Highway – The Danger of Executive Bullying
For generations, victims of schoolyard bullying have been made to feel afraid, powerless and even stupid. They respond by drawing as little attention to …
Thought Leaders: Fuelling High Performance
The following interview with Susan Lucia Annunzio is a condensed version of HR.com’s live, one-hour online learning seminar, which was also broadcast on Voice …
Speaking the Unspeakable
In Contagious Success, we point out that before a company can improve its performance, it needs to bring taboo subjects into the light. One …
Getting to “What’s Smart”
This week, we’ve talked a lot about how success can be contagious… but it can’t spread without contact. In my work with executive teams, …
The Short-Term Mindset
I am often asked whether I believe business leaders deliberately get in the way of high performance. The answer to that is an emphatic …
Getting Results the “Right” Way
Both Janice and Valeria recently shared great examples about “company interference” that can get in the way of high performance. Unfortunately, these types of …
In the Fast Lane
Susan’s point about protecting the workgroup reminded me of Ford. When the automaker was under pressure to deliver its first hybrid vehicle, management insulated …
Protecting the Workgroup
One of the most interesting findings of the Contagious Success research is that in high-performing groups, the leader “protects” the group from the larger …