Lucy Kaplan

Lucy Kaplan is an executive coach whose dynamic blend of humor, compassion, honesty and rigor is balanced by an astute comprehension of the pragmatics of corporate life. Her understanding of the people side of corporate culture and business has deepened over the 22 years during which she has consulted, designed and delivered workshops in leadership presence, team building, management skills and conflict resolution.She believes that self-reflection is the key to a meaningful and successful life. To this end, her coaching sessions with executives are on-going awareness lessons. Lucy coaches her clients to be intentional in their choices and courageous in trying out new behaviors to meet their immediate and long-term goals - skills that increase their effectiveness as leaders.She has coached in venues ranging from corporate boardrooms, to prison lock-ups to educational institutions throughout the US. Her client list includes Barclays Global Investors, Cisco, The Gap, MIT, Deloitte, Sandia National Laboratories, The Chicago Tribune and the California Department of Corrections.

Lucy is a longtime meditation practitioner, who has brought this practice into her coaching sessions. She holds a degree in philosophy from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She has also had a successful career as a painter, a competitive marathon runner and is currently studying chess. She has two daughters and two cool grandsons.