Portland Profile: Asad Moghal
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received in your career so far? Think about where you want to be in five years. That was a piece of advice I received from my first manager on my very first day of working. Often we are too focused on our immediate goals but we rarely take […]
Portland Profile: Elizabeth La Trobe
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received in your career so far? I think when you’re starting out you assume everyone knows everything all the time but that’s not the case! So asking carefully thought out questions isn’t a weakness, it’s how you get to the root of an issue and can offer the […]
Portland Profile: Laura Cigolot
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received in your career so far? “Listen more; talk less; try to understand things from others’ perspective”. One thing I’ve learnt is to always consider the audience I am talking to, and to respect it whether it’s a large group, a one-on-one meeting, or a small group meeting. […]
Portland Profile: Dan Townshend
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received in your career so far? Keep things simple and cut to the chase. Key insights, actions and implications can be obscured in the detail. Be plain and simple about what actions we are recommending and be comfortable embracing blank spaces on PPT slides. What is your favourite […]
Portland Profile: Charlotte Miller
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received in your career so far? Look after yourself. Before I became a Special Adviser, a Conservative Party veteran told me to remember that (despite it sometimes appearing otherwise!) positive working relationships in Westminster are formed through doing good work and gaining trust – not spending every night […]
Portland Profile: Jess Smart
What is the best piece of advice you’ve received in your career so far? At the beginning of my career, I was told to create the opportunities you want. Whether that’s speaking up about the type of organisation you want to work with, or convening an internal working group, there are always plenty of opportunities […]