Julie Budd

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Job title: Personal Assistant

Organisation name: Galliford Try

Experience: 20+ years

Sector: Construction

Areas of interest:

  • Mediation / Conflict Resolution
  • Finding your voice / gaining confidence
  • Writing business cases

Profile:

I am passionate about learning and, thanks to completing a leadership questionnaire with the Executive and Personal Assistants Association back in 2018, I found out my leadership style was mediation. I went on to complete my training and in 2019 I qualified as a mediator and now volunteer with a local community support charity.

I started my career as an office junior, completing my apprenticeship with a global distribution company before moving to Construction, which I immediately fell in love with and still, to this day, take great pleasure in seeing one of our live or completed projects in the flesh.

I believe we all have our own unique skill to offer the world and once we have discovered what that is, it helps us to break free from imposter syndrome and find our confidence.

As a mentor I very much look forward to learning from you, as much as helping you.