Testimonials

Executive Coaching

BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois
Jim Petrassi – CTO

I am happy to say that coaching has changed the trajectory of my career. I am so fortunate to have worked with the Center for High Performance. In the past 2 years, I have grown as a leader and contribute to driving my company’s critical change program.
UHC
Irene Thompson – President and CEO Emeritus @ UHC

Individual coaching of the leadership team had a profound effect on my organization. It brought a high level of understanding and commitment of the entire leadership team as they were supported individually and as a team to work together and drive the new culture of the organization.
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

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

Exelon
Sonny Garg – Senior Vice President and Chief Information & Innovation Officer

CfHP has delivered outstanding results for us. Following a very large M&A, Lucia and her team worked with our new executive IT leadership team to collaboratively develop a multi-year strategic plan. What was most important beyond the end product, from my perspective, was that the process they used built trust among the new leadership team and forged the bonds needed both to develop a plan and execute it.
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.
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.

Books

Icarian, Inc.
Doug Merritt – President and CEO

What I found most compelling about eLeadership were the parallels that I feel I go through every day. I think that any CEO, from BOM to Internet, would benefit greatly from reading this book. It is filled with practical recommendations and immediate insights to help make your workforce your company’s most important asset.
LaSalle Bank/ABN AMRO
Norm Bobins – President and CEO

A major contribution. Contagious Success offers fresh data and fresh thinking on one of the most vexing challenges facing all managers.
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.”