“For far too long, working parents have struggled with the incongruent, exhausting, and competing demands of career and family. #WorkSchoolHours rethinks this outdated model by providing a path forward that creates a win-win at home and work. Bravo!” – Betsy Myers, Founding director of the White House Office of Women’s Initiatives and Outreach     “#WorkSchoolHours provides not just the manifesto for change but offers real and practical ways to tackle the opportunity. This is a must read for any leader building a modern workplace.” -        Michael Moynahan - Former CEO of HarperCollins ANZ, Former Chair of Creative New Zealand   “Amazing and entertaining review and reframe of the way we work, why we do it and how to change the world! Once you’ve read it you’ll wonder why we have persisted with the current patterns of work more than a century after that world has passed.” -        Vanessa Green, MAICD - CEO of Cliftons Event Solutions, Sydney

Dr Ellen Joan Ford (Nelson) 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. She has won: Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year 2023 Local Hero Award Person of the Year 2022 Manawatu Standard