Susan Annunzio
Susan Lucia Annunzio is an internationally recognized speaker and thought leader on high - performance business environments. She is a trusted advisor to CEOs of leading global companies on strategy attainment and business transformation. Her clients have included BP, Pfizer, Ernst & Young, the John F. Kennedy Healthcare Foundation, ABN AMRO, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Amazon.com. She has a strong track record helping leaders maximize returns on strategic, financial and human capital investments. Susan has been a guest on numerous television and radio news programs and has been quoted extensively in the business press, including The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, BBC, USA Today, and Bloomberg. Her latest book is Contagious Success, which reveals a global standard for high-performing workgroups that can be replicated in any organization.
Topic Categories
- Leadership, Management
- Communication
- Business - Strategy
Accomplishments
- President and Chief Executive Officer of The Center for High Performance (CfHP), a group that specializes in change management, mergers and acquisitions, high-performance environments and strategic communications. CfHP partners with senior executives in organizations around the world.
- Author of three highly regarded business books: Contagious Success (Portfolio, 2004), which was voted Fast Company's Readers' Choice selection in January 2005; Evolutionary Leadership (Simon & Schuster, 2001; Fireside, 2002); and Communicoding (Fine, 1990; Penguin USA, 1991).
- Adjunct Professor of Management at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business; guest lecturer at INSEAD business school in Fontainebleau, France.
- Led Hudson Highland Group's research-based high-performance consulting subsidiary, which completed the most comprehensive global study of knowledge workers ever conducted on the factors that accelerate or stifle high performance. Susan has presented on this study at such prestigious venues as the World Economic Forum, The International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change at the University of Greenwich and Vacature's 2004 "Talent Economy" launch event in Belgium.
- Headed the global Change Management practice at Nextera, where her team won numerous industry awards, including the Dalton Pen Award of Excellence, the CIPRA Award of Excellence, the Telly Award and the Publicity Club of Chicago Silver Trumpet.
- Member of the Economic Club of Chicago, the University of Chicago Women's Business Group and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Alumni Club.
In Her Words
"I believe that the best way to influence the world is through the businesses that make the goods, provide the services and employ the people who fuel the economy. My personal mission has been to spread the word to leaders that treating people with respect is a business imperative."
Key Notes
Fee Range: 20,000 to 20,000 USD Lives In: Chicago, IllinoisVideos
Presentation Titles
- Communicating During Organizational Change --
In times of change, how you communicate is as important as what you communicate. Conveying accurate information is not enough; communication must drive the behaviors that lead to high performance. Susan explains how to present a vision for success, keep people motivated, tailor your messages to external and internal audiences, handle difficult conversations and answer tough questions.
- Fostering an Innovative Culture --
High-performing groups operate in an environment where people can seize opportunities, take risks, generate new ideas—and even make mistakes. The key to innovation and complex problem-solving is collaboration. Susan discusses how high-performing groups collaborate to encourage the flow of ideas.
- High-Performance Leadership -- Learn the strategies and processes for building a high-performance work environment that drives financial results and innovation, while accelerating sustainable, profitable growth. Susan demonstrates how to unleash the brainpower that leads to innovative products, services and markets.
- Leveraging Your Personal Leadership Brand --
If you are a leader, you have power—whether you want it or not. Susan helps you understand the source of your personal power, and how to use it to drive business results. Discover how to play to your own strengths using both verbal and non-verbal skills, and to command attention in a variety of situations.
Testimonials
- "Susan Annunzio is a transformational speaker. She is able to convey her insights with precision and power. She challenges conventional thinking to connect at a human level with her audience. Susan is my preferred speaker—she delivers brilliantly and encourages her audience to participate to create a truly impactful event." – Andrew Lee, Executive DirectorCapital Values Group
- "I truly enjoyed the discussion, the interaction Susan had with the group, and her message, which was so incredibly powerful and moving. She is an outstanding presenter and has a unique way of keeping the interest of the group. I heard so many positive comments after the event. I am encouraged, motivated and excited. Susan really hit the mark!" – Nancy Bower, Manager, Wholesale Process & Administration John Deere
- "Susan quickly established credibility and rapport with my leadership team, and inspired them to engage fully in the session. The work we did with Susan has been highly valuable throughout the year and frequently referenced." – Sharon Rossi, V.P. Customer Development Unilever
- "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." – Sandy Shaw, V.P. Talent Development Sodexho North America