Think Women’s 40 Outstanding Global Women 2023 - Ellen Shustik, Inner Wings
As part of our Think Women Outstanding Global Women series, we spoke to Ellen Shustik from Inner Wings Foundation. Ellen has had an international career in politics and democratic support, but is now focusing on building the mental health & confidence of children and teens. She is also a passionate believer in how a global perspective can bring more valuable empathy to leadership roles.
Ellen is one of the inspirational leaders we are celebrating for International Women’s Day 2023.
A global perspective can bring empathy to leadership
“In terms of a global perspective, I've lived and worked in a lot of countries,” she says. “I've lived in Egypt, Nepal, Malaysia, London, Paris, Stockholm and Dublin for multinational, multicultural organisations.“Growing up, I went to very good schools. I went to an all-girls school and had a very positive experience, where we were told we could do whatever we wanted to and that was very positive and very encouraging. Not all girls get that. I recently went back to my secondary school in Montreal, to be their keynote speaker and to talk to the girls about my unpredictable career trajectory, and that you need confidence to go after what you want to do.“We are now in a more global world, thanks in part to social media, and I think that a global focus is a more accurate reflection of what the world is. Living and working abroad, and having that exposure early on to other cultures and places makes you more tolerant, open-minded, accepting and empathetic.”She describes her own leadership style as “kind and compassionate” and says that, having had many different managers with different styles, she has always appreciated line managers who have been kind and compassionate and empathetic, while also being demanding and expecting hard work.“I think you can get to the top being really kind, and a nice person to work with and that breeds a lot of loyalty.”For more information on how your school or workplace can access these free confidence-building programmes and help build the next generation of confident leaders one child at a time, visit www.innerwings.org. Discover a wealth of material on YouTube including a mini-series of short videos on Finding your super powers for parents, children and teachers to access at home. Ellen will be at our amazing Think Women event on 10 March to celebrate International Women’s Day. She will have a table at the Institute of Directors so that she can talk to attendees about the work that Inner Wings are doing to help children build confidence and to support girls in particular to study STEM subjects. We hope you will join us there. For booking and more information, see our Think Women agenda for the day.Back to Think Women’s 40 Outstanding Global Women 2023
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