When parents thrive at work, everyone benefits.
Working parents face a unique set of challenges that often impact how they show up at work. They bring a distinctive set of strengths to the workforce; many start feeling more ambitious after having children, yet they often quietly face too many barriers to be able to translate this enhanced skillset and increased productivity into meaningful impact.
Without the right support, many parents - especially mothers - step back from employment, often not because they've lost ambition or capability, but because the transition became too challenging, they became overwhelmed, disconnected from their professional identity, they needed more support than their manager or People and Culture teams were able to provide, and they ultimately found that they couldn't make it work or started performing at a much lower level than what they were capable of.
How you support parents shapes your culture.
I partner with progressive organisations across New Zealand to provide specialist parental leave, return to work and career coaching. Working alongside your People and Culture team and managers, I am by the side of your working parents at every stage of their career journey.
Retain and attract experienced talent and reduce turnover
Build stronger relationships between managers and their teams
Increase employee engagement and satisfaction
Build a more diverse, inclusive culture
Support smoother progression for your talent with more women in senior roles
Strengthen your reputation as a parent-friendly employer
Supporting working parents is a strategic investment in the future of your business.
The cost of losing a talented parent from your team - one who left not because they wanted to, but because they didn't feel supported enough to stay - goes far beyond recruitment for their replacement. It shows up in lost institutional knowledge, weakened gender balance, and a culture that talented people quietly question.
Businesses that invest in supporting parents through coaching, manager training and parent-friendly policies don't just retain experienced talent - they build cultures where people feel valued, perform better and stay longer.
New Parents
Managers
People and Culture
Career Development
One-on-one coaching and workshops to support new parents as they move through the transition to becoming a working parent
Coaching to support working parents with long-term planning, career changes or stepping into leadership
Individual coaching and practical workshops for managers to be able to support parents in the workplace with the right conversations, tools and policies
Strategic support to help your business design inclusive, and effective policies and programmes to support working parents
Tereza Tutko
My background in People & Culture, combined with a Master's degree in Psychology and a professional coaching qualification, gives me a unique understanding of what organisations - and working parents - need to thrive.
I understand the pressures your managers and People & Culture teams are under - because I've been there. My coaching sits alongside, not instead of, the work your team already does: providing specialist, professional support uniquely tailored to your organisation and the working parent challenges you face.
When your HR team or managers engage with returning parents, our work together means those conversations are more focused, grounded and productive.