Lucia Annunzio
Adjunct Associate Professor, Executive Education
Lucia Annunzio
High-Performance Leadership
Lead with authenticity. Adapt with agility. Perform with impact.
Next Session
July 20-July 24, 2026
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Location/Format
In-Person
Gleacher Center, Chicago
Investment Fee (in USD)
$13,250 USD
Questions? Connect with our enrollment advisors.
Next Session
July 20-July 24, 2026
View All Dates
Location/Format
In-Person
Gleacher Center, Chicago
Investment Fee (in USD)
$13,250 USD
Questions? Connect with our enrollment advisors.
High-Performance Leadership equips executives to lead with authenticity, build trust, strengthen team resilience, and deliver sustainable performance in fast-changing environments.
For decades, many organizations rewarded leadership systems driven by hierarchy, pressure, and short-term results. But as AI accelerates change and uncertainty, those same systems can work against the adaptability and trust required for sustained high performance.
This 5-day program equips leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen trust, and develop the resilience, authenticity, and courage required to lead effectively as AI reshapes organizations.
Grounded in Booth's rigorous research and led by world-class faculty and practitioners, this program engages you in real-time practice, expert feedback, and proven frameworks that help you lead with clarity, perform under pressure, and deliver lasting impact.
This program serves as an elective to:
By attending this program, you will explore key themes in:
Leadership Trust in the AI Era
- Examine how AI is redefining what effective leadership requires.
- Build trust and engagement during uncertainty and change.
Authentic Leadership and Executive Presence
- Lead with authenticity and credibility under pressure.
- Inspire alignment, accountability, and trust across teams and stakeholders.
High-Performance Culture
- Foster behaviors that build adaptability, collaboration, accountability, and performance.
- Attract and retain top talent across dynamic workplaces.
Communication, Resilience, and Change Leadership
- Deliver difficult messages with clarity, empathy, and authenticity.
- Navigate conflict, disruption, and pressure with resilience and sound judgment.
Research and Practice in Action
- Apply research-backed insights on leadership, culture, and performance.
- Practice new leadership behaviors in real-time through interactive exercises, faculty coaching, and peer feedback.
Who Should Attend
Mid- to senior-level executives who create value for their organizations—especially those in leadership functions undergoing dynamic change, high-pressure environments, or the need to build stronger performance across their organization.
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Faculty
At Booth, our distinguished faculty exemplify dedication and expertise, bringing deep passion to their teaching. Their steadfast commitment extends beyond traditional instruction, focusing on empowering every Executive Education participant, across all programs and global campuses, to achieve their professional and leadership goals.
Charles Hooper
Senior Counsel, The Cohen Group
Charles Hooper
Nicole Yelsey
Co-Founder & COO/CMO, KindWorks.AI
Nicole YelseyPractitioner Insights
Learn Directly from Leading Industry Practitioners
This program integrates the perspectives of accomplished executives and industry practitioners to bring leadership concepts into real-world context. Guest speakers from globally recognized organizations across industries—including technology, retail, consumer goods, and financial services—share firsthand insights into leadership, strategy, innovation, and decision-making at the highest levels.
In addition to classroom sessions, participants engage in fireside conversations with senior leaders reflecting on pivotal career moments, organizational challenges, and the realities of leading through transformation and disruption. These sessions reinforce program concepts while offering practical insights participants can immediately apply within their own organizations.
Program Outline
- Explore AI-era leadership, where trust, adaptability, and connection drive performance.
- Identify the conditions that build or undermine high-performing environments.
- Examine how leadership styles shape organizational performance.
- Identify the traits high-performing talent needs today.
- Attract, retain, and elevate top talent.
- Use diverse perspectives to strengthen innovation and adaptability.
- Lead organizational change with clarity, accountability, and resilience.
- Navigate resistance, tension, and difficult conversations.
- Reinforce behaviors that strengthen culture, engagement, and long-term performance.
- Communicate effectively up, down, and across the organization.
- Deliver difficult messages with vulnerability, clarity, and authenticity.
- Lead under pressure with effective crisis communication.
- Navigate high-stakes questions from employees, stakeholders, and the media.
- Recognize how stress and disruption affect performance and decision-making.
- Challenge assumptions about work-life balance and leadership sustainability.
- Develop practices that build resilience, focus, and long-term impact.
- Clarify the values that guide leadership under pressure.
- Balance ambition with human connection to sustain performance.
- Lead with courage, integrity, and accountability.
- Make decisions that build trust, culture, and resilience.
- Develop frameworks for evaluating AI opportunities and risks.
- Explore responsible leadership decision-making and governance.
- Preserve trust, culture, and connection amid technological change.
Past Participant Insights
- “This program was life-changing, both professionally and personally. I have taken many leadership courses, but this is hands down the best and it has elevated me to a new level. HPL's Faculty Director, Susan Lucia Annunzio, was absolutely amazing—she’s a gift. She set the stage for a collaborative and engaging conversation every day, and the energy in the room was so upbeat and contagious that I looked forward to attending each day."
—Gretchen Holloway, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, ITC Holdings Corp - “The program was insightful, challenging, and fun. The experience challenged my previous assumptions about leadership and helped me grow into a transparent and authentic leader. Many of my fellow classmates are now trusted friends who I can reach out to with questions and advice as I continue my leadership journey."
—Daniel A. Neidig, Vice President, ITAMCO
Upcoming Sessions
Program dates are subject to change.
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