Professional Development Coaching at the 2019 Fall Conference

Professional Development Coaching (“PDC”) Sessions are one-on-one sessions in which a distinguished group of faculty members meet with participants to troubleshoot specific professional and personal development issues that may be impeding career advancement.  Our goal is to help you develop a game plan to address such issues and help you move forward and rise up in the legal profession.

PDC Sessions began in 2015 as a series of group mentoring sessions designed by former AABANY Board member Steven Chung to help break down abstract concepts like “networking” and “branding” and translate them into concrete, actionable strategies to help AABANY members advance their careers. We are proud to continue Steve’s mission.

PDC Sessions are a safe space where participants can seek and receive honest feedback on “blind spots” that may be inhibiting their career advancement. This year’s theme is developing the ability to influence others. This skill is an important one to cultivate at any stage of one’s career, whether you are a junior attorney seeking to be staffed on a certain matter, a seasoned attorney with your eye on partnership or the c-suite, or in transition planning your next career move. To this end, participants should be prepared to discuss (1) whom they want to influence, (2) under what scenario(s) do they want to influence this person, and (3) how they plan to influence this person. Please note that this is a one-time session and there is no expectation of an ongoing coaching or mentoring relationship.

For a list of this year's faculty, visit the Northeast Regional/Fall Conference website at https://conference2019.aabany.org/professional-development-coaching/.

Northeast Regional/Fall Conference registration is required to participate in the Professional Development Coaching Sessions, so if you have not yet registered, click here to go to the conference registration page. Please also register separately on this page, using the "Register" link above, to provide necessary information to help match you with coaches and to set schedules. Each session is expected to run for 30 to 45 minutes. The coach assignment and time slot for each person will be based on the responses received as well as the coaches’ schedules. The goal is to match applicants with the appropriate coach or group of coaches.

If you have any questions, contact fall.conference@aabany.org.