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9 Sep 2011

Article Humanist med blik for bundlinjen

Virksomhedens etik og ansvar skal være mere end et PR-stunt. Drevet af visioner og praktisk sans droppede Tania Ellis for otte år siden sin vellønnede lederstilling. Hun ville arbejde for samfundsansvarlighed og bæredygtighed i skandinaviske virksomheder. Nu har hun vundet international anerkendelse for sit engagement.

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19 Mar 2004

Article Profit midlet – ikke målet

Økonomiske og humanistiske værdier er ikke uforenelige størrelser. Tværtimod kan de to værdisæt ikke stå alene, hvis danske virksomheder skal klare sig fremover, mener de 34-årige virksomhedsrådgiver Tania Ellis. Hun har netop vundet prisopgaven ”Hvordan skal Danmark ledes?” med en besvarelse, der fokuserer på en helhedsorienteret virksomhedsfilosofi.

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19 Jun 2001

Article Jeg vil skabe succesfulde medarbejdere

Det er de ansatte, der skal være i centrum, og ikke mig som leder. Jeg skal sørge for rammerne, så vi sammen kan skabe resultater. Det siger den 31-årige projektleder og MBA-studerende Tania Ellis, som betegner sin egen lederrolle som en katalysator.

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About Tania Ellis

Professional Experience

With over 20 years of work experience from the business sector, 12 of the years in various management positions, and an Executive MBA from Henley Management College in London, Tania Ellis has extensive theoretical and practical experience in bridging people’s needs with business needs.

Professional Experience

Work

Twelve years of operational and strategic management, personnel management and development in the airline industry as well as project management and key account management in the advertising industry has provided Tania Ellis with practical management experience from her positions as:

  • Supervisor with responsibility for the daily coordination of personnel, development and documentation of working processes.
  • Team manager with responsibility for 42 staff members, including recruitment, human resource development as well as coaching, professional training programmes, and education.
  • Deputy manager for service department with 250 staff members, including development and implementation of service concepts, personnel policies, quality standards, department objectives and strategies.
  • Additionally, direct management of 15 middle managers, including recruitment, human resource development, coaching, and training programmes.
  • Key account manager with responsibility for the development and execution of marketing and communication strategies as well as creative concepts.

Education

Tania Ellis has supplemented her practical management experience with a business diploma in personnel administration and development. Later she has completed an Executive MBA from Henley Management College in London with top results within the following subjects:

  • Managing People
  • Managing Information
  • Integrated Business Strategy Planning
  • Project Management
  • Holistic Leadership Development (dissertation).

From MBA dissertation to business innovator

In her Executive MBA dissertation “The Era of Compassionate Capitalism“ (2003) Tania documented how changed values in society and spiritual search influence the demands in work life, leadership, and business.

This was the kick-start of Tania Ellis’ career as an entrepreneur and business innovator, and of the foundation of The Social Business Company.