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#WorkSchoolHours Online Course
People Leaders edition 

This course goes beyond traditional flexible working arrangements. It's about leveraging #WorkSchoolHours principles to foster an environment where your team can achieve its best work—without sacrificing flexibility, 
or organisational requirements.

Transforming Workplaces for High Performance and Flexibility

Are you a people leader tasked with maintaining high team performance while navigating the demands for flexibility and autonomy?

Do concerns about productivity, clear outcomes, and the potential 
for increased administration hold you back?

The #WorkSchoolHours course is designed for leaders like you, 
ready to revolutionise how work is done to benefit everyone.

Learn how to address common managerial and leadership challenges, 
from ensuring productivity to simplifying administration, all while keeping your team engaged and motivated.

What You'll Achieve

  • Understand the Struggle: Gain insight into the historical and societal constructs leading to the current state of work-life imbalance and its impact on team dynamics.

    Revolutionary Principles for People Leaders: Learn how #WorkSchoolHours benefits organisations, not just in theory, but as a commercially smart proposition.

    Strategies for Change: Equip yourself with leadership strategies, communication techniques, and case studies of successful implementations.

    Effective Team Engagement: Master the art of conversation with your team to co-create flexible working arrangements that work for everyone.

    Practical Tools and Resources: Utilise step-by-step videos and a comprehensive workbook designed to facilitate planning and execution.

    Lead the Future of Work: Create a team and organisation that thrives and people want to work for. 

What’s In It: 

  • Total Lessons: 18 Bite-Sized engaging lessons .

  • Support Materials: Worksheets and resources designed to move you from insight to action.

  • Duration: While self-paced, this course can be completed over two weeks, 
allowing for deep understanding and application. 

Your Guide: Dr Ellen Joan Ford

Dr Ellen Joan Ford is a visionary leader and advocate for transforming the workplace into an environment where flexibility and high performance coexist. With an extensive background that includes leading soldiers in the NZ Army, earning an MBA and a PhD focused on leadership and the future of work, Ellen is uniquely equipped to guide people leaders through the process of implementing #WorkSchoolHours in their teams. 

Her accolades, such as receiving the prestigious Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award, and being named KiwiBank New Zealander of the Year - Local Hero and Person of the Year - Manawatu Standard, underscore her commitment to creating positive change and leadership. You’ll find Ellen an inspiring and down-to-earth guide to creating real change. 

Special Launch Offer: $599 

(Standard Price: $799)

Course Outline

    • Lesson 1: Introduction 

    • Lesson 2: Who I am and my journey into this 

    • Lesson 1: The history of work that created this struggle 

    • Lesson 2: Understanding what’s going on for your people 

    • Lesson 3: Adding to the load - Gender 

    • Lesson 4: The current solutions are not enough - Bandaids 

    • Lesson 1: From Surviving to Thriving: Belonging, Autonomy and Purpose overview 

    • Lesson 2: Belonging, Autonomy and Purpose: Case Study 

    • Lesson 3: Why #WorkSchoolHours is the solution

    • Lesson 1: Focus on outputs

    • Lesson 2: The flexible working paradox 

    • Lesson 3: Better facilitating teamwork 

    • Lesson 4: The attitudes needed 

    • Lesson 5: Application in different scenarios / industries 

    • Lesson 1: Do a stocktake 

    • Lesson 2: Prepare / Make a Plan 

    • Lesson 3: Having the conversation, do what you can & evaluate it 

    • Lesson 1: How to share this idea with others 

FAQs

  • The course provides a framework for defining clear outcomes with your team, ensuring productivity remains high while embracing flexibility.

  • No. The course offers strategies to streamline planning and reduce administrative tasks, making flexibility manageable and beneficial for everyone.

  • You'll learn how to trial new ways of working and measure success based on personal and team success metrics, ensuring the arrangements meet your team's and organisation's goals.

  • Absolutely. The application of the principles of #WorkSchoolHours is unique to every role, organisation and industry. This course provides examples from a wide range of sectors, 
to demonstrate how improvements can be made beyond office workers.

“#WorkSchoolHours is a masterpiece from a thought leader who not only started with the 'why' but also delivers the 'how' with precision.”

CEO Easy Crypto, Singapore

“Ellen challenges those of us in positions of responsibility to better support our people and presents a compelling value proposition for both employers and employees.”

Chief of Army NZ Army

“Focusing on outputs versus hours, Dr Ellen encourages us to think differently about our workplaces through the use of real life experiences and relevant practical examples.”

CEO FMG

“Productivity should be measured by outputs rather than inputs—Dr Ford offers a research-backed, implementable solution where everybody wins.”

Serial Entrepreneur and Former CEO Women of Influence, Canada