User Stories – Mygrow

Racy Hlahla

TFG Operations Manager

The journey is not easy, but it is simple. Although I had an idea of what I was looking for in terms of development, Mygrow unpacked EQ in a way that was much deeper than I imagined.

Peta-Jane Dineen

Smollan - Field Manager

Mygrow has taught me gratitude for all the little things that often go unnoticed even though they fill our lives with joy and meaning.

Simone du Plessis

Smollan - People Consultant

Many people in my life have recognised the change in me, for example, my brother recently said to me: 'You have changed SO much, what are you doing?'

Daleen Van Rooyen

TFG Senior Area Manager

I would love for my whole team to do Mygrow but in the meanwhile I am doing my best to teach others what I am learning and take them on the journey with me in that way. I really believe that Mygrow has the potential to have a powerful and positive ripple effect throughout our company. This kind of growth is for everyone!

Michelle Bignall

Smollan - Global Leadership Development Specialist

I have recently been promoted and this is in part due to being on Mygrow. It has been a journey of discovering that I can do more than I thought or believed.

Roekshana Krotz

Flash - Product Training Coordinator

I have felt the impact of Mygrow and EQ development in every aspect of my life. It doesn't just improve your work life or give you tools and skills in one area but it grows you as a whole person, impacting every part of your life and your thinking.

Shani de Jager

Flash - Trader Performance Manager

As a result of Mygrow and our weekly connection points we have all grown in our desire to understand each other, we have gelled together well, and we have learned to accept one another.

Steph Powell

Flash - Technical Integrations Lead

My team has truly become, like Mygrow promises, “The team I always wanted” – I just didn't realise that this kind of team was what I wanted.

Derick Van Eeden

Rheinmetall Laingsdale - General manager

It has been amazing to see the growth in one another and also recognise where our weaknesses have improved and our strengths have gotten even stronger.

Leigh-Ann Daniels

Rheinmetall Laingsdale - Human Resources Business Partner

I have come to believe that it’s okay to not ‘have it together’ all the time and that flaws are a part of what it means to be human.

Mauro Suca

Coca-Cola - Engineer

Although I went in with the motivation to be better at work, the impact of Mygrow has gone far beyond that of my work life. Yes, it has equipped me with new skills to lead people, but it has also hugely impacted my family space. Mygrow enabled me to understand and read the people in my life, and respond to them in a way that is helpful and positive.

Emaline Dove

Hollywood bets - Area manager

Mygrow has impacted and grown my leadership - I have a greater understanding of what my team needs from me, and I have an even greater desire to support them, both personally and at work.

Wendy Sloan

Rheinmetall Laignsdale - HR executive

Mygrow opens you up - to yourself and to others.

Rorisang Modise

Hands & Feet - Community worker

Mygrow has helped me reflect on my strengths ... I realised that I have strengths too and this has led to me being comfortable being me.

Denise Williams

Hands & Feet - Community worker

Taking note of who others are and acknowledging them built trust and I saw my relationships grow.

Ilanza Smalberger

IT Solutions

I am loving the road that I am on and I look forward to keeping on with my droplets and my journey.

Ana Fernandes

Chemical Engineer - CCBA

My story is evidence that EQ is something that can be developed in people and is a lifelong learning journey. I have learned that every experience is a ‘learning and forming’ experience.

Krige Van Rooyen

Individual user

I was deeply impacted right from the very beginning as we covered an understanding of our subconscious mind and identity. This was not something I had known in this way before.

Warren Frazer

Team leader - Business developer

I had to find a new way of dealing with the need to change, and my self-doubts regarding whether it was even possible.

Hussain Ramjan

TFG - Senior Area Manager

I found the techniques on Mygrow very helpful and learnt a number of things about myself and others.

Peter Khanye

The skills we have learnt on Mygrow, such as flexibility, inviting feedback and empathy, mean we have fundamentally changed the way we interact with clients and each other.

Nathaniël Van Wyk

Western Cape Government - Chief Dietitian

... after doing Mygrow I've been able to find a sense of meaning in who I am from inside of myself.

Luthando Mabhele

FFS Tank Terminals - Operations Supervisor

I used to be a "No-Discussion-Just-Do-What-I-Say!” kind of leader. That’s changed because of Mygrow.

JD Kunneke

the HUB - Regional Manager

It’s not often that a training programme that your company pays for actually directly benefits you with the people you love most – your family.

Bronwyn Janse Van Rensburg

Regional Manager

I now know I am a valuable member of the team, and that my colleagues not only see that value, but also value me.

Lodovix Kabongo Mukendi

FFS Tank Terminal - Shift leader

I've learned that failures are not ‘me’, they are just evidence of trying.

Jennifer Jacobs

Bestmed - Team leader

Mygrow has impacted my leadership in such a profound way, at just the right moment.

Karen Kannemeyer

FFS Tank Terminals - Logistics Co-ordinator

Mygrow has changed how I respond in emotionally-charged situations.

Michelle Vermaak

Markham - Area Manager

... the Mygrow journey helped me crawl back to who I used to be as a leader.

Luvuyo Mazonda

Premier Eastern Cape Bakery - Health & Safety Manager

I used to be quite defensive - now I am more patient and willing to listen.

Elmarie Le Roux

Nedbank - Organisational Design Manager

When a leader AND their team develop EQ at the same time, you start to see magic happening.

Susan Boshoff

I hated conflict before, but now I realise conflict is good – so long as you can handle it constructively.

Roelien Havenga

Retail Consulting - Director: Business Intelligence

We are moving into a purpose-driven world, and you can't lead people into that future without EQ.

Anonymous

...I tried multiple times to break it off. It's hard to walk away from a situation like that.

Bertha Ramphago

Foschini - Store Manager

I used to be someone who had no resilience … every droplet has helped me. I feel strong.

Feroza Haripersad

Foschini - Store Manager

I picked up mistakes easily and disciplined people very quickly … They would call me “Mufasa." And then I started Mygrow. No one at work calls me Mufasa anymore ...

Venetia Cairistine Naidoo

The Foschini Group - Senior Store manager

Mygrow has helped me find the stable and confident core of who I am …

Shem Otieno

Kisumu Water & Sanitation Company Ltd - Head of ICT

Mygrow is like a shock absorber in my life: It helps me travel the bumpy road without feeling all the bumps as much.

Sahesh Siblall

Smollan - Divisional Sales and Operations Manager

...We didn’t set out to create a culture of inclusivity, or to build a high-performing team, these things have just happened as a direct result of my own growth as a leader.

Michael Lindhorst

Woolworths - Store Spatial Planning Manager

... It’s like I am reading the instruction manual for life, for the first time – at the age of 49!

Marilet Clark

Premier FMCG PTY Ltd - Group OD Manager

I am always looking for solutions to improve the EQ of our leaders of teams, and Mygrow has been a real game-changer!

Kobus De Jager

Builders Warehouse - National Buyer

‘You can’t change the world, you have to change yourself’ - That's what has happened in my Mygrow process.

Jamie Lee Pearson

Grandslots - Intern

It’s not that Mygrow is the secret to success, it’s more that Mygrow is helping me to build my own success.

Jacqueline Van Heerden

The Foschini Group - Area Manager

I have learned to accept myself for who I am, which has made me less anxious, more calm, and free to be more emotional in a controlled and intelligent way.

Carina Bolton

Bestmed - Internal Audit Supervisor

Now that I am learning these things about myself, and I have tools from Mygrow to handle them better, I find that I can engage in more healthy ways.

Anonymous

The Foschini Group - Area Manager

I decided to do it for me…. And that’s made all the difference.

Rogers Naidoo

TFG - Process Manager

I was used to managing my staff by fixing their issues for them… but I have learned to ask for their input on solutions and then allow them to take full responsibility.

Abhijeet

Nisha Holdings Limited - Director

I can't help but think about how different my life might have been if I had started this personal development journey years ago.

Subashnee Naidoo

TFG Field Manager

It has been amazing to see the growth in one another and also recognise where our weaknesses have improved and our strengths have gotten even stronger.