Testimonials

Executive Coaching

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.
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.
Medcor
Sharon Moise, MD – Chief Medical Officer

In times of challenge, Lucia has helped me navigate deftly and reach successful resolution. You have helped me to help my team be more successful and to navigate challenging people. I am eternally grateful for the role you have played in my life and career.

If you are considering working with Lucia, my advice is run, don’t walk, to work with her while she has spots. You won’t find a better, wiser, and more experienced coach than Lucia.

Keynote Speaking

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.
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).

Executive Education

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.
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.
Unilever
Sharon Rossi – V.P. Customer Development

Lucia quickly established credibility and rapport with my leadership team, and inspired them to engage fully in the session. The work we did with Lucia has been highly valuable throughout the year and frequently referenced.

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.
Investor's Business Daily
Cut Costs, Not Corners by Adelia Cellini Linecker

Susan Lucio Annunzio, author of “Contagious Success” and CEO of Hudson Highland Center For High Performance, said research shows that successful companies “understand the link between internal environment and sustainable growth.”

Annunzio wrote that senior leaders at many top-notch firms her group studied “are baby boomers who have realized, after years in negative environments, that there is a better way to run the company — and make more money at the same time.”

Research shows that creating a work environment where people are valued and have the freedom to come up with new ideas is key to a company’s long-term success, Annunzio says. “These companies get financial results the right way,” she said. “They are not afraid to defy conventional wisdom, and they are likely to sustain profitable growth.”
Ryerson Tull
Neil Novich – Chairman and Chief Executive

A practical, prescriptive guide…based on a large-scale, quantitative study of workgroups around the world that reveals the specific steps any executive can take to create a dramatic improvement in results