Learn & Thrive Programme: Navigating Workplace Change with Confidence
✓ 3 Live Online Sessions - Join from anywhere in the world.
✓ 5 hours of professional development to help you move forward with confidence and clarity on your journey.
✓ Learn from experienced leaders who have navigated change.
✓Connect with a supportive community of sisters navigating change.
✓Receive workbook and practical toolkit, including insights and advice from 10+ leaders who have successfully navigated change.
A supportive space for women to connect, belong, grow and thrive together!
Brought to you by Hend Zaki Consulting in Collaboration with BPW NZ
Are you navigating a professional transition?
Perhaps you're starting a new role or going through an organisational change.
Change can be exciting, but it can also feel challenging, uncertain and overwhelming at times.
Workplace change can affect more than your role. It can impact your confidence, identity, and sense of belonging.
Whether you're starting a new role, navigating restructuring, stepping into leadership, or considering your next move, you don't have to navigate it alone.
Join our Learn & Thrive Programme: A supportive programme to help women navigate workplace change with confidence
Through interactive workshops and group mentoring with experienced leaders, you'll gain practical strategies and insights to navigate change with confidence, clarity, and community of sisters.
The workshop is designed to support and empower women who are:
Starting a new role
Navigating redundancy or organisational change
Considering a professional change
New to leadership
Using the Rahma (Compassion) Framework: Identity belonging, Action, you'll:
Identify your core identities and what gives you a sense of belonging.
Explore workplace change and its impact on identity and confidence.
Learn practical strategies for managing change with confidence.
Learn from diverse and experienced leaders who have navigated workplace change.
Connect with a supportive community of sisters navigating change.
Identify and commit to practical steps to help you thrive on your professional journey.
Learn & Thrive Programme - 3 Live Sessions
Session 1 - Understand Yourself, Workplace Change and Confidence
Identify your core identities and what gives you a sense of belonging.
Explore change and its impact on identity and confidence.
Learn strategies for managing workplace change with confidence.
Identify personal and professional support systems that can help you succeed.
Session 2 - Group Mentoring with Experienced Leaders
In small groups, you’ll:
Connect with diverse leaders who have navigated workplace change.
Learn from their experiences, insights, and lessons.
Session 3 - Reflection, Action Planning and Moving Forward with Confidence
Reflect on learning from Session 1 and mentoring conversations.
Identify practical next steps for moving forward with confidence
All sessions are online, so you can join us from anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand or around the world!
Why attend?
By the end of this programme, you'll leave with:
✓ A deeper understanding of your core identities, sense of belonging, and strengths.
✓ Greater confidence & clarity in navigating change
✓ Practical tools and strategies you can apply
✓ Insights and advice from women who have successfully navigated change
✓ Meaningful connections with a supportive community of sisters
✓ A clearer sense of direction and practical next steps for your journey
✓ A workbook and practical toolkit to help you on your journey, including insights and advice from 10+ leaders who have successfully navigated change
✓ Increased resilience to thrive through uncertainty
Upcoming Workshop:
When registering you will have an opportunity to select one of the following options:
Option 1:
Session 1: Tuesday 10 November from 12 noon to 2:00 pm NZDT (2 hours)
Session 2: Saturday 14 November from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm NZDT (2 hours)
Session 3: Tuesday 17 November from 12 noon to 1:00 pm NZDT (1 hour)
Option 2:
Session 1: Thursday 12 November from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm NZDT (2 hours)
Session 2: Saturday 14 November from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm NZDT (2 hours)
Session 3: Tuesday 19 November from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm NZDT (1 hour)
Where: Online
Investment:
Early Bird: $325 NZD when you register before Monday 2 November.
Standard Registration: $475 NZD after 2 November.
How to Fund Your Participation
Learn & Thrive Programme: Navigating Workplace Change with Confidence is a 5-hour unique professional development opportunity.
Many organisations have training and development budgets to support their employees. Please check with your manager or HR team if your organisation can cover the cost of your participation.
Registration
Limited spaces, please contact us to secure your spot.
Customisation for Organisations:
The Learn & Thrive Programme can be customised and delivered in-house (online or in-person) according to your organisation’s needs. For more information, please Contact us!
Facilitator
Dr Hend Zaki, has more than 15 years of professional experience across government, regional, and international organisations in New Zealand and abroad. She is no stranger to change, having lived in four different countries and navigated identity and belonging in different contexts.
Dr Zaki brings a unique approach that combines research, professional expertise, and lived experience to help women navigate change with confidence, authenticity, and compassion.
About BPW NZ
Established in 1939, the Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW NZ) is an affiliate of BPW International, one of the most influential international networks of business and professional women with affiliates over 100 countries around the world. BPW NZ has clubs and members throughout Aotearoa and has members from all backgrounds.
Meet the Mentors
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Dr. Antje Fiedler, Associate Prof. in Management, University of Auckland Business School & Director of the New Zealand Asia Institute
Dr. Antje supports entrepreneurs in growing their ventures, validating ideas, and navigating the entrepreneurial process from early concept to scaling. With a strong focus on migrant and internationally oriented founders, her work bridges research and practice through teaching, mentoring, and practitioner workshops across New Zealand.
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Dr. Fatima Junaid, Senior Lecturer, Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources,Massey University
Dr. Fatima has 20+ years of experience as a consultant and educator in both public and private sectors, her research and advocacy focus on wellbeing, equity, and systemic change for marginalised communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her work bridges academic research with policy development, particularly in areas of social justice, and community wellbeing, with special interest in stress, trauma, anxiety, wellbeing, PTSD and psychosocial risks. Fatima leads the Aotearoa New Zealand Muslims Think Tank, VP of her city’s branch of National Council of Women NZ and serves on the board of the Multicultural Council. Her vision is to create research and advocacy pathways that are responsive to community needs and capable of reshaping institutions to be more equitable.
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Joanne Hacking, Chief Advisor Strategic Design, Worksafe
Joanne Hacking is a strategic leader with a background in criminal law. She has worked in a number of regulatory systems and in law enforcement in New Zealand and the UK. Her role is Chief Advisor Strategic Design for WorkSafe NZ. She believes that connection is critical to success in a world full of wicked problems where no one person or team holds all the answers. Over the last 15 years, she has built and mentored a number of professional networks and was inaugural chair of Te Aka Wāhine o Tāmaki - Auckland Government Women's Network. Outside work, she is a solo mother to two neurodiverse tamariki. She is also Deputy Chair of the North Harbour Budgeting Service board.
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Sweta Gupta, Entrepreneur, Digital Governance & Business Transformation Leader
With more than 22 years of international experience across Australia, the United States and India, Sweta brings a powerful blend of technology leadership, strategic governance, entrepreneurship and cross-cultural collaboration, driving transformation, innovation and sustainable organisational growth. A passionate advocate for women’s leadership, ethical technology and inclusive economic empowerment, Sweta serves on the BPW International Standing Committee for Business, Trade and Technology and is a member of BPW New Zealand. She has represented women at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68 and CSW69), served as President of BPW Strathfield, and mentors emerging leaders across the Asia-Pacific. Her award-winning leadership is driven by one purpose: turning ideas into meaningful, sustainable impact.