Major global law firm associate

“Jessica has been pushing me to do the hard work of being a better professional and valuing the skills I bring to the table.  And I have been growing by leaps and bounds. After a year of resisting formalizing our relationship, I finally decided to book a standing weekly meeting with Jessica . . . when I realized that I was so afraid of speaking up for myself and being misinterpreted that I wasn’t speaking at all.  It’s the best decision I have made for my career in a while.  I created a list of all the things that I wanted to talk to Jess about.  This relationship allows me to problem solve through issues, set goals and priorities, and take ownership of my progress.  Jess provides feedback that’s oriented towards moving the ball forward and being effective.  Sometimes, it’s not what I want to hear.  I talk to Jess about issues that are difficult to speak honestly about with family, friends, peers, and supervisors.  All of those relationships are governed by other factors that can make it difficult to figure out how to move the ball forward and to be authentic in myself.  Jess has been great about role playing the difficult conversations that need to happen, giving me follow-up action steps, and checking in on progress along the way.”  

-Major global law firm associate