Management Capability Fund – Leadership and People Management
“Supports training courses, workshops or 1:1 sessions to improve the management capability of owners of small to medium-sized business. These services are funded up to 50% by vouchers issued to business owners, who then work with registered service providers. There is a cap of $5000 per year per business”.
Small businesses may qualify for funding to help pay for services such as training workshops, courses and coaching that build the management capabilities of their owners and key managers. Management Capability Development funding is only available through the Regional Business Partner Network (RBP) Growth Advisors and can be used with service providers registered with the RBP Network. Funding may be provided to a business where the Growth Advisors have identified a need for management training as part of an action plan to support the business owner to grow and innovate their business. Business owners are then able to select a registered service from a registered Service Provider. For more information on the Management Capability Development Fund or to find your local Growth Advisor go to www.regionalbusinesspartners.co.nz
Auckland Businesses impacted by Covid-19 are also eligible for government funding of my services in the areas of wellbeing and support and business advice.
First Steps – Ngā Hikoi Tuatahi
“This package, First Steps, provides access to health and wellbeing support tailored to the many business owners and managers across Tāmaki Makaurau that are feeling overwhelmed, isolated and under pressure from the mental and emotional impact of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions”.
For example, first Steps can provide a voucher to you which can fund up to 6 individual coaching and / or therapy sessions for business leaders.
A free 30 minute consultation session is also offered as part of this.
With COVID changing the way we work and live, there are many considerations for how to support health and wellbeing in the workplace, as well as ensure the ongoing development of the business and capability at all levels.
A significant area which has the potential to rapidly change, and impact social and organisational cohesion is vaccination. There is a continuum of views, beliefs and behaviours on this subject which often evoke intense emotions. With at least 1 in 10 New Zealanders not being vaccinated, and the Government’s mandatory requirements for workplaces and employees; there is an unprecedented need to have these conversations, made difficult decisions and provide support.
Most people ask me questions about why people are choosing not to be vaccinated and the active exclusion of these individuals and communities is a common reaction.
I offer coaching, consultancy and workshops exploring some of the reasons for vaccination beliefs with a focus on practical steps that can be taken to maintain relationships during these challenging times.
All of the above are human reactions and can be reasonably expected from people of ALL colours, who have been exposed to and socialised into Western countries and associated forms of media.
At the same time, the ongoing discrimination and prejudice faced by people of colour and marginalised groups are indisputable. The human right to be treated with dignity and respect is ignored, and our basic emotional need to be seen, heard and valued, is rubbished.
In the workplace this can lead to conflict, disconnection, lack of productivity and more.
Develop your understanding using an evidence based and lived experience framework – The Whiteness Matrix ™.
My workshops will systematically assess your workplace to identify and teach strategies that can support giving everyone a proper fair go.
All of the above are human reactions and can be reasonably expected from people of ALL colours, who have been exposed to and socialised into Western countries and associated forms of media.
At the same time, the ongoing discrimination and prejudice faced by people of colour and marginalised groups are indisputable. The human right to be treated with dignity and respect is ignored, and our basic emotional need to be seen, heard and valued, is rubbished.
In the workplace this can lead to conflict, disconnection, lack of productivity and more.
Develop your understanding using an evidence based and lived experience framework – The Whiteness Matrix ™.
My workshops will systematically assess your workplace to identify and teach strategies that can support giving everyone a proper fair go.
The Whiteness Matrix™ is a framework based upon science, theory and lived experience. It provides a tangible way of identifying the specific types of thoughts, feelings and actions that can be supporters or barriers to a healthy and inclusive culture.
This series of workshops begin with a starter module delivered with options of a full day of face to face (preferred option) or with changing alert levels it can also be delivered through a number of virtual sessions.
It is a group-based programme of learning which supports participation whilst recognising that the inner work required will look and feel different for everyone.
Whilst the content, delivery methodology and examples used are specifically customised, the workshops are focused on these areas and differ according to the participant’s role/s in the organisation (senior leaders, tier one leaders and team members).
The starter module includes:
The Whiteness Matrix™ is then further integrated into workshops to support building DE&I as a cultural practise. These workshops include topics such as :-
The starter module requires completion before further workshop participation.
I am a registered Psychologist and have been working in this field for 20 years.
I live in New Zealand and have several layers of intersectionality and privilege. To name a few, I am cisgender, educated and able-bodied. As an Indian, LGBTQ, solo mum raised in London I continue to be socialised into The Whiteness Matrix™. I navigate this on a daily basis with the support of a higher power, my friends and whanau (family). Some of whom are living and some of whom have come before me.
In my work life, having worked at senior levels within the government and corporate sector I have lived experience of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; both in and out of action.
I am unashamedly committed to supporting wellbeing and building inclusive communities.
I am a registered Psychologist and have been working in this field for 20 years.
I live in New Zealand and have several layers of intersectionality and privilege. To name a few, I am cisgender, educated and able-bodied. As an Indian, LGBTQ, solo mum raised in London I continue to be socialised into The Whiteness Matrix®. I navigate this on a daily basis with the support of a higher power, my friends and whanau (family). Some of whom are living and some of whom have come before me.
In my work life, having worked at senior levels within the government and corporate sector I have lived experience of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; both in and out of action.
I am unashamedly committed to supporting wellbeing and building inclusive communities.
Disclaimer. All individual sessions with Samantha Patel are considered ‘coaching’, not therapy. When scheduling a session, you are acknowledging the understanding that you are not booking Samantha Patel for therapy.
