Unwarranted Optimism:
Leading through Uncertainty
Dr. Frances Lucas works with entire senior leadership teams, especially in higher education, to overcome challenges, enhance communication, build trust, and achieve goals.
Frances Lucas has delivered hundreds of keynote speeches and workshops for colleges, universities, associations, and conferences across the United States.
With 34 years of senior-level leadership at six different institutions, Frances has supervised over thousands of employees in various roles. She has earned numerous national, regional, and state-wide awards for her effectiveness.
Strong mentors ask the right questions and listen actively. Executive coaches pull from years of experience and a vast breadth of diverse work circumstances. Frances leads clients to find answers within.
“My five years as president of Kentucky Wesleyan College were enhanced by Dr. Frances Lucas, a superb higher education consultant. She coached me, my Cabinet members, and our Board of Trustee chair. Her expertise, strategic vision, and robust humor provided me an essential and enjoyable thought partner. She quickly grasped the specific vision I had for Kentucky Wesleyan, and then tailored her work to help us turn that vision into our reality. I would highly recommend her coaching and entertaining team-building workshops to any leader, but especially to a new president.”