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Ellen Joan Ford is an international speaker, facilitator and consultant focused on leadership and workplace culture.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr Ellen Joan Ford is terrifyingly ambitious about changing the working world for the better. An ex-army academic business mum, with deep expertise and practical experience in leadership, gender, wellbeing and the future of work, Ellen is a speaker, facilitator and consultant. Described not as a workaholic, but a ‘lifeaholic’, Ellen has served in the NZ Army, completed an MBA and PhD in leadership, runs her own business, has spoken at TEDx Auckland, is the co-lead on a nationwide leadership development project for New Zealand’s food and fibre sector, and gives her all to raising her two little boys.
Her volunteer team, including Chris Parsons and Martin Dransfield, evacuated 563 people from Afghanistan to New Zealand—and saw Ellen win the Kiwi Bank New Zealander of the Year 2023 ‘Local Hero’ Award. She’s also been awarded Person of the Year 2022 by the Manawatu Standard and, in late 2024, received the prestigious Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award. Ellen is a force to be reckoned with and has used her research and leadership experiences to start the #WorkSchoolHours and #BelongingAutonomyPurpose movements.
Her volunteer team, including Chris Parsons and Martin Dransfield, evacuated 563 people from Afghanistan to New Zealand—and saw Ellen win the Kiwi Bank New Zealander of the Year 2023 ‘Local Hero’ Award. She’s also been awarded Person of the Year 2022 by the Manawatu Standard and, in late 2024, received the prestigious Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award. Ellen is a force to be reckoned with and has used her research and leadership experiences to start the #WorkSchoolHours and #BelongingAutonomyPurpose movements.