At Jaguar Land Rover, Amid everything that has been happening, the Christians at JLR Network had a wonderful reason to celebrate as we came together for an e-certificate sharing session, recognising colleagues who successfully completed the Beyond Success Leadership Course earlier this year in July. And there’s plenty to celebrate.
📈About 140 colleagues took part in the Beyond Success programme. 📈Circa 50 participants successfully completed the course📈 45% completion rate🤝 Colleagues from various sites and functions came together on a journey focused on leadership, personal growth, purpose and making a positive difference to others. But the real impact of Beyond Success isn’t just in the numbers or the certificates — it’s in the people.
We caught up with some of the participants to hear, in their own words, what the programme meant to them, what they learned and how it has helped them in both their personal and professional development. Here’s a glimpse of what happened at our certificate celebration — and, more importantly, listen to what the participants themselves had to say about the benefits and impact of the Beyond Success Leadership Course.
Participants and facilitators at JLR share their transformative experiences with the \"Beyond Success\" course. Through a roundtable format, they explore personal growth, the importance of intentionality, and the power of a positive mindset. The program fosters vulnerability and transparency, helping individuals align their professional lives with their core values and find community through the Christian network.
The privilege of experiencing success both as a participant and as a facilitator
and both journey have been enriching and amazing for me.
As a participant, I was challenged and forced to be honest with myself.
As a facilitator, I was reminded that growth never stops
regardless of where you are.
The round table format makes it more personal and accountable
and that's what makes PowerBuilder.
My name is Joseph McKellar.
I work in the communications department of KLR
and I was honoured to participate in this experience as a facilitator.
I've been amazing, learned quite a lot, some of the topics as well
were familiar but the expansion and the way it was facilitated
it was a great experience and also I've got to open up and be vulnerable with others
and I guess that's the kind of platform this program provided as well
for one, to be open, to be transparent and then also to introspect on many aspects of life.
Hi, I'm Oluwadamilola Aluku. I work within the overseas region.
The most important thing for me is getting rid of perfectionism
and just really getting on with things.
I feel that I've reduced overthinking things and taking action quickly
and I think that's been very important for me.
I'm Mohan Kumar in the battery department of KLR.
Mind me, it has taught me to look at the personal growth
where we have to be intentionally putting our effort
and that is helping me to do more learnings and improvement in my life.
If you had to share one key takeaway from being a successful trainer for the world, what would it be?
One of the topics or sessions covered being intentional
and expanded on moving from good intentions to meaningful actions
and I think in life you have to be intentional.
We all plan, we all wish, we all dream
but you have to be putting up on what you set out to do.
For me, I think positivity is very key, especially in the times we're in.
It's very important that we just keep our focus, maintain a positive attitude
and not be distracted by everything that's going on.
The truth is whatever happens, we still have a job to do, we still have lives to live
and we can't allow ourselves to be drowned in anxiety and worry about everything that's going on.
So I think one key thing I would share is be positive.
The round table of attitude was the biggest for me.
I had no idea how much power I got, just me, just myself
and that had massive influence on my own mood, my day and of course on the people around me.
So simply by choosing my words, my actions and my mindset changes a lot.
And the beautiful thing about the Beyond Success course is that
it only gets better with every session after that.
Have you heard of the Christian effort you put into the Beyond Success course?
I hadn't at all because I saw advertising about the Beyond Success course
and discovering that a group like this exists at JLR has given me real comfort.
I felt lonely, I felt like I stand out because I'm happy
and many people share the same values and that makes me feel very isolated.
So I don't have to feel lonely anymore.
I think I would like to contribute to grow OBT and also to make time and effort.
So putting others first is a key takeaway also from the Beyond Success course.
Have you heard about the Christian event before and will you get involved?
Yes, I've been to the display before and I joined and I'm part of the network
and I do follow communication activities and I'll be honoured to be involved.
I joined the network as soon as I joined JLR.
My husband had previously worked in Castle Bromant
so his former colleagues came after dating on the week when I joined as a grad
and they introduced the network and I've been a member ever since.
I am also involved in Christian effort from the past two years actually.
I will continue to be involved in all the activities and the support required for the network.
So I've learned that being vulnerable isn't a weakness, it's the starting point for real growth.
Beyond Success taught me that we can take our mistakes and difficult habits
and instead of hiding from them, we can use them as a fuel to become a better person.
I believe that what really sets Beyond Success apart is your confidence.
So the content of the Beyond Success roundtable is deeply aligned with my core values
so the course didn't just teach me something new, it showed me how to live with what I already believe,
both personally and professionally.
That brought enormous clarity in my life and I realised that these values are not short term techniques
you can just apply and forget about but they are really lifelong commitments to transform your life.