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Our programmes
for workplaces
Creating Respect-Led Workplaces
Culture, safety, and performance intersect
Tailored to your context and risks
Safer teams, stronger trust, better retention
Meeting duty of care with integrity
Practical tools for early action
Turn intention into everyday action
Workplace culture isn’t just a “people issue.”
It shapes safety, performance, trust, and reputation — every day.
Across Aotearoa, organisations are navigating rising psychosocial risks: bullying, discrimination, harassment, burnout, and disengagement. Most harm doesn’t start with a crisis — it escalates when everyday behaviours go unchecked.
Workplaces are powerful places to intervene early.
Be There Aotearoa supports organisations to move upstream — building the confidence and capability of leaders and teams to recognise harm, step in safely, and reinforce respect as the norm.
This is not about ticking boxes or delivering one-off workshops.
It’s about shifting what is accepted, challenged, and modelled at work.
How We Work With You
Every organisation is different — so our approach is never off-the-shelf.
We work alongside you to:
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Understand your organisational context, culture, and risks
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Tailor support to your workforce, leadership, and sector
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Align with your existing policies, values, and responsibilities
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Build capability that lasts beyond the training room
Our programmes combine interactive workshops, practical frameworks, and real-world scenarios — grounded in evidence, trauma-informed practice, and the realities of Aotearoa workplaces.
What Changes as a Result
Organisations that engage with Be There report meaningful shifts in confidence, culture, and behaviour.
You can expect to:
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Reduce risk and harm by addressing psychosocial hazards early
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Strengthen trust and retention through safer, more respectful teams
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Build inclusive leadership that models accountability and care
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Protect reputation and resilience in moments that matter
Compliance may be the baseline — but culture is what people experience.
Join the Movement
Be There Aotearoa helps workplaces turn good intentions into everyday actions — supporting people, strengthening performance, and contributing to safer communities beyond the workplace.
All programmes are interactive, trauma-informed, and evidence-based.
Testimonials
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Evalution data says we can confidently say:
“Over 90% of participants report increased confidence to intervene.”
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“Participants consistently report feeling empowered to act within their sphere of influence.”
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“Highly recommended across health and social service settings.”
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“Average enjoyment ratings above 89/100 across diverse workforces.
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Here are some verbatim quotes from participants:
Take aways
“Made me want to be a better person.”
“Being present and calling out unacceptable behaviours.”
“Making sure my words don’t impact negatively.”
“Noticing unconscious bias.”
“Be courageous to speak out.”
“Think more about what happens in the workplace.”
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Best part
“Getting clear on the various ways we can intervene.”
“Affirming the role of an active bystander and ways to do this respectfully and effectively.”
“Good reminder of what to do and how I can act when in the position of a bystander.”
“Understanding my own bias and challenging others safely and respectfully.”
“Good to have space to talk as a team together about these important issues.”
How our programmes work
Kaupapa-led
Guided by Te Ao Māori principles to ensure every workshop strengthens mana and connection.
Co-designed and adaptive
Tailored for different industries, schools, and communities.
Evidence-based
Drawing on Griffith University evaluation data and WorkSafe NZ psychosocial-risk research.
Person-centred and trauma-informed
Designed with safety, dignity, and wellbeing at the core.
Bespoke training for your
organisation
The most effective way to change culture is with time and support relevant to your organisation.
Partner with us for ongoing support and training, to help shift the culture in your organisation to one that stands against violence.
Empowering Positive Workplaces
Everyday actions that shift culture
Culture isn’t built by policies — it’s built by people. This session gives teams the tools to act when they see or sense harm. Using Be There’s signature call in, check in, switch, and champion framework, participants learn small, everyday actions that collectively transform culture.
Recognise behaviours that cause harm, including subtle bias and exclusion.
Choose safe, effective responses in real-world moments.
Support colleagues with empathy and confidence.
Model respect and inclusion in everyday interactions.½-day workshop (can be adapted for shorter sessions to accommodate your workplace realities).
Realistic workplace scenarios and facilitated conversation.
Teams, middle managers, and mixed-staff groups.
Sustaining Change Follow-up reflection tools help teams identify and celebrate shifts in everyday behaviour.
Executive Leadership Training
Leading with integrity and courage
Respect starts at the top. This flagship leadership programme helps executives and senior managers understand their role in shaping a culture of safety, inclusion, and accountability. Participants explore how unconscious bias, silence, and power dynamics influence behaviour and decision-making — and how courageous leadership can change that.
Recognise how everyday actions and language set cultural norms. Identify and address psychosocial risks in your teams. Respond confidently and safely when issues arise. Lead by example through authenticity and accountability.
2-hours to ½-day in-person workshop.
Interactive discussions, scenario-based learning, and reflection exercises.
Optional follow-up coaching or leadership circleCEOs, executive teams, boards, senior managers, and HR leaders.
Responding to Disclosures
How to respond when someone shares harm
When someone discloses harm — such as bullying, harassment, or family violence — the first response can change everything. This specialised session builds capability to respond safely, with empathy and clear boundaries.
Understand the dynamics of trauma and disclosure.
Respond in a mana-enhancing, non-judgmental way.
Know what to do — and what not to do — in the moment.
Navigate referral pathways and privacy obligations.2-hour practical workshop.
Delivered face-to-face or online.People leaders, HR professionals, wellbeing teams, EAP partners, and frontline managers.
Sustaining Change Participants receive Be There’s Responding to Disclosure Toolkit for ongoing use and internal training.
Gender-Based Violence Prevention
Recognising the everyday actions that shape safer workplaces and communities.
Gender-based violence doesn’t begin with physical acts — it begins with beliefs, jokes, language, and everyday behaviours that normalise disrespect and silence bystanders. This workshop helps teams and leaders understand how these micro-behaviours collectively create environments where harm can flourish, and how each person can play a role in interrupting that cycle.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Understand the links between everyday behaviours and the broader drivers of gender-based violence.
Recognise subtle cues that signal disrespect, exclusion, or coercion in workplace and social settings.
Respond in the moment using practical bystander tools — Call In, Check In, Switch, and Champion.
Reflect on their own power, privilege, and influence within the workplace culture.
Contribute to team norms that promote inclusion, accountability, and psychological safety.
Understand their role in meeting legislative and organisational responsibilities for safe, respectful workplaces.Delivery Options: In-person or virtual
Duration: 4 hours (full workshop) | 2-hour refresher available
Participants: Up to 40 per session
Format: Interactive discussions, evidence-based frameworks, practical scenarios, reflection exercises, and facilitated conversation.All staff and leaders across any industry seeking to strengthen safety, inclusion, and respect.
Teams ready to move from awareness to action — building the courage and capability to address harmful behaviours early.
Get in touch to see
how we can help your team.