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Rosalie (Manager House in Order Essent Business System) and Tim (Commerial Product Manager Heating) show their stories about their personal growth at Essent and what growth means for them.

''It was exciting, but I had the guts to do it'

Growth is having guts to act

"Growth mean for me, in every possible way, performing better than before. Starting point for me is defining a goal, a target, that I want to achieve in a few years. And from that moment on I challenge myself every day or every week when ever it is possible to get a bit closer to this end goal", explains Tim goal oriented about growth.

For Rosalie growth is about learning by doing in her daily work. "Also when things went wrong. Learning and understanding why it went wrong and how to prevent this the next time. That is very natural for me, common sense that we do this and improve every day together"

According to Tim there are many opportunities to grow at Essent. He started out as a specialist and soon after that he got the chance to move forward to the role of Product Manager in which he has the responsibility for a full domain. There are enough possibilities. "The next step for me could also be a people management role or a larger product responsibility".

Rosalie explains that everyone can develop their expertise by following training programs. Nevertheless, according to her, the most important growth comes from daily activities. "I think there is a great believe within Essent that we have to learn on a daily basis with each other during our work activities".

What you deliver to yourself

About her personal growth, Rosalie reveals that she has become more direct. "When I lool back and think about my personal development, the first thing that comes to mind is that it costs me less effort to get things of my chest than it did before. Now I am more able to make things negotiable in stead of waiting for things to change by itself or to let pass. Moreover, this is sincerely a topic which we find very important at Essent."

Tim is convinced that when you are able to grow as an individual, you perform better in favor of colleagues and customers. "In fact, Essent is nothing more than all employees and colleagues together who work here. And when we are able to improve our work on an individual basis, we are able to improve our service towards our customers. It is not only about what you deliver to our customers and Essent, but also about what you deliver to yourself."

For Rosalie it is all about having the guts to move forward. "I always try to improve. Step by step. Sometimes with smalls steps that give me the feeling that I managed very well. Even when this went not as good as expected: I did it and I learned from it."

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