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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...

What is a high-performance environment?
I was humbled and honored to be a guest on Thought Economics and interviewed by Dr. Vikas Shah, thought, business and academic leader. I …

Creating a Positive High-Performance Culture
Most people don’t bring their brains to work, according to Susan Lucia Annunzio, a business consultant who teaches in Chicago Booth’s popular Executive Education …
Want to catch the “big fish”? Let your employees tell you how.
Numerous news organizations reported on the recent sale of a downstate Illinois manufacturing company to a global investment firm in a deal valued at …
Yes, It’s me! High performance on the flight deck
If you think your business challenges are difficult, imagine what it would be like to catapult fighter planes off an aircraft carrier in the …
Announcing a redesign of my U of C Booth program: High Performance Leadership
I am very excited to announce my new High Performance Leadership course at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, which will be …
The Importance of Empathy
Has your company been hit by “The Great Resignation”? A record 4.5 million workers quit their jobs in November 2021, according to the U.S. …
Don’t fall victim to the ‘Great Resignation’ — plus two free hours of consultation
You’ve heard about the “Great Resignation.” Millions of Americans are leaving their jobs, according to government data. To keep this from happening to you, …
RENEW: 5 critical steps to ADVANCE™ after COVID
A common mistake many senior executive teams are making now during this time of uncertainty is to rush to create a new plan and …
Listening requires more than your ears
Greetings! In my last blog I discussed how “empathy is not optional.” To truly be empathic you must first learn to listen — but …
Empathy is not optional
Greetings! During the past few months I have had the opportunity to talk to quite a few corporate leaders about how best to communicate …