Take on Board

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga interviews Sandy Bell.Sandy is the chair of the Queen Elizabeth Centre and Early Parenting Centre. She was previously a board member at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre Trust, YWCA Victoria and YWCA Australia, Social Housing Victoria and Bass Coast Health.Sandy holds over 25 years experience in the health and human services industry, initially as a clinician and in senior roles of both public health services and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.She's currently director of strategy and planning at the Royal Women's Hospital. Sandy has more than 20 years experience as a director and chair on a range of public sector and not for profit boards.She's a graduate of the AICD with an extensive understanding of the role of the board director in both corporate and clinical governance.Helga first met Sandy when they were on the board of YWCA Victoria, which was her first board. They often rode bikes home together from board meetings and as they both point out it was a great opportunity for them to debrief issues and what went on at the board meeting - just one element of being an effective board member that Helga and Sandy Bell unpack in this episode.Boards Sandy is on:Queen Elizabeth Center and Early Parenting Center - https://www.qec.org.au/Contact Sandy or find out more about her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-bell-5488a986/Resources Sandy mentions: How I Work: https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast/Joining LinkedIn ForumsFOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeTo contact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga will be speaking with Amber Roberts.Amber is a non executive director of Greenpeace, Australia Pacific. And she's also the chair of the nominations committee.Amber is the manager of PwC Indigenous Consulting, and formerly worked with the Australian Human Rights Commission, Reconciliation Australia and the Diversity Council of Australia.The Take on Board Facebook group asked me to explore two questions. Firstly, whether and how to do an acknowledgement of country at the start of meetings and secondly, to explore board and company capacity to contribute to indigenous reconciliation. Amber brings her insights in this informative episode that will have you rethinking the meaning of “country”.Boards Amber is on:Greenpeace, Australia Pacific - https://www.greenpeace.org.auContact Amber or find out more about her: https://au.linkedin.com/in/amber-roberts-41300817Resources Amber mentions: Reconciliation Australia: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/Indigenous Governance Institute Toolkit - http://toolkit.aigi.com.au/FOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeTo contact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga interviews Anita Roper.Anita has over 30 years experience in senior management roles working with business communities government and multilateral agencies in Australia, Canada, UK and the USA. Her executive career spans the private and public sectors, including Chief Executive Officer at Sustainability Victoria and Global Director of Sustainability with Alcoa in New York.Anita is a current director of Yarra Valley Water and the Stroke Association of Victoria. And she's previously been a board member at the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire Inquiry. The Victorian Public Sector Advisory Board, Fitzroy Football Club, Pacific Hydro and AngloGold Ashanti’s Global Panel on Sustainability, and Women’s Network for a Sustainable FutureShe's got a wealth of experience that she can share with us about getting on the board, as you can hear from her experience.Boards Anita is on:Yarra Valley Water: https://www.yvw.com.au/Stroke Association of Victoria: http://www.strokeassociation.com.au/Contact Anita or find out more about her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-roper-faim-gaicd-67b84639/Resources Anita mentions: The First 90 Days by Michael WatkinsFOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeTo contact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga will be speaking with Leonie Morgan A M.Leonie is a woman with a wealth of governance experience, which, coupled with her focus on gender equality and mentoring, means her wisdom is something you’ll want to hear. Her passion is seeing more women in decision making. This work was acknowledged by her inclusion on the Victorian Women's Honour Roll in 2007 and she has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant services to women.Leonie is a director of Film Victoria, Holmesglen TAFE and a founding member and board member of Emily's List Australia. She was previously a board member ay SYN Media and the Australian Centre for Research into Employment and Workplace.She's also been a member of the CBF (Community Broadcasting Foundation) Fundraising and Fund Development subcommittee. Leonie works across the private sector, government and not for profit sectors in Australia and the Asia Pacific.Boards Leonie is on:Emily’s List Australia: https://www.emilyslist.org.au/Film Victoria: https://www.film.vic.gov.au/Holmesglen TAFE: https://holmesglen.edu.au/SYN Media: http://syn.org.au/Contact Leonie or find out more about her: https://au.linkedin.com/in/leonie-morgan-am-98441427Resources Leonie mentions: Women's Power Handbook by Joan Kirner and Moira RaynerFOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeTo contact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I'll be speaking with Dr Sue Keay.Sue set up the world's first robotic vision Research Center, and she now leads CSIROs data 61 cyber physical systems program.Last year, she developed Australia's first robotics roadmap, highlighting how advances in robotics and AI will impact on every sector of the Australian economy. With a PhD in geo science and an MBA, Sue combines science with business. She has an interest in entrepreneurship and disruptive technologies and she started QUTs social robotics program.Sue serves on the board of the CRC for optimising resource extraction, Women in Robotics International and the expert advisory panel of Queensland AI.She's been recognized as one of Robohub’s 2018 ‘25 Women in Robotics You Need to Know About’ and as one of Queensland's Most Influential People in the Courier Mail Power 100.As a superstar of STEM in Australia, she's responsible for bringing the Grace Hopper celebration to Australia. She tells Helga how this shy girl transformed into an AI powerhouse.Boards Sue is on:CRC: https://www.crcore.org.au/Women in Robotics InternationalContact Sue or find out more about her: https://au.linkedin.com/in/sue-keay-b9a8933Resources Sue mentions: Queensland AI: https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Queensland_AI/Grace Hopper Down under: https://womenindigital.org/members-area-event/hopper-down-under/Start with Why by Simon Sinek: https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=enJoin the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeTo contact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the take on board podcast, we're doing something a little bit different.I'm having a what with the fabulous Dr. Dominique Hes. Dominique needs some help with an application that she is making for a board role.One of my passions is coaching women to help them achieve their board goals. Part of this is strategy sessions to guide people through application process or work through challenges that they're having at the board.Today, you get to eavesdrop on one of those sessions and pick up some of the insights from me and from Dominique about how to apply for a board role.Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeTo contact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Bignell is the Deputy Chair of Care Super, Director of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, and a Director at Austin Health.She's formerly been a director of the North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland. Julie's an experienced committee chair and she's chaired committees on risk corporate governance, member and community engagement and human resources and industrial relations issues.She got her start as a Cole’s ‘check out chick’ and says, “my understanding of boards and how organisations work really came from lived experience of working". She was intrigued, and wanted in and she hasn’t looked back as she tells Helga in this episode.Boards Julie is on:Care Super: https://www.caresuper.com.au/Australian Council of Superannuation Investors: https://www.acsi.org.au/Austin Health: http://www.austin.org.au/North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation: https://nqbp.com.au/Workplace Health and Safety Queensland: https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/Contact Julie or find out more about her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-bignell-58b28346/Resources Julie mentions: Prudential Inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)https://www.apra.gov.au/sites/.../CBA-Prudential-Inquiry_Final-Report_30042018.pdfJoin the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeContact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Llewellyn Prain is currently a Board member at Western Water, the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, the Public Transport Ombudsman, and the Disability Services Board. And she's previously been a Board member of Western Regional Health Centre and CoHealth.She's worked as a lawyer in senior strategy and policy roles and she's run her own business. Her zone of genius is in helping to develop and communicate policy in a range of areas including emergency management, health, and transport.Llewellyn was the first woman to Chair the Board of the Western Region Health Centre. And she helped to lead the merger process that created CoHealth, one of the largest community health organisations in Australia.She completed the Williamson Community Leadership Program in 2017. Llewellyn lost most of her vision in 2014, through a hereditary eye condition. She's passionate about addressing inequity in our community, and ensuring diversity and inclusion in all aspects of life. For all of these reasons, I know you're going to love my discussion with Llewellyn today.Boards Llewellyn is on:Western Water: http://www.westernwater.com.auVictorian Eye and Ear Hospital: https://www.eyeandear.org.au/Public Transport Ombudsman: https://www.ptovic.com.au/Disability Services Board: https://www.odsc.vic.gov.au/resources/useful-links/disability-services-board/Western Regional Health Center and Co Health: https://www.cohealth.org.au/about/our-history/western-region-health-centre/Contact Llewellyn or find out more about her: https://twitter.com/llewellyn_prain?lang=enResource’s Llewellyn Mentioned:Brene Brown’s Ted Talk -https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=enPower of Vulnerability by Brene Brown.Dare to Lead by Brene Brown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I'll be speaking with Michelle Shepherd about what it takes to get on a Board. We also talk about imposter syndrome, her ‘year of yes’ and how it led her to being on the Jane Goodall Institute of Australia Board. Michelle has a strong “don’t give up” attitude, and encourages you to find your tribe and encourage other women to also come on the journey.Let me tell you a little bit about Michelle. Michelle is a results driven, innovative thinker and an experienced team builder. She's skilled in strategy, publicity, stakeholder liaison and team management, business development, event management and brand development across the creative industries commercial and not for profit organizations.She's the Deputy Chair of the Jane Goodall Institute of Australia. And she's done the Foundation of Governance program with the Australian Institute of Company Directors. I first met Michelle when I was engaged by the Jane Goodall Institute to support the recruitment of new board members. I met her when I interviewed her for the board role. She impressed me in that interview with her passion, her wisdom and both her emotional and intellectual intelligence.I'm super pleased that she's agreed to speak with me today and share some of that spark with you.Boards Michelle is on:Jane Goodall Institute of Australia: https://www.janegoodall.org.au/Contact Michelle or find out more about her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-pass-shepherd/Resource’s Michelle Mentioned:Helga Svendsen’s Board Kickstarter Program: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/single-post/2016/12/13/Board-KickStarter-and-Board-Accelerator---Group-coaching-programs-for-women Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel is the chief Conservation Officer at the World Wildlife Federation, WWF Australia and past president of the International Zoo Educators Association, and former chair of the Centre for Sustainability Leadership. She also currently sits on the Parks Victoria Advisory Committee and the Zoo Wise Advisory Committee.In our discussion, we talk about being an effective board member: what time commitment is required, what support you ned to have in place, what's the balance between governance and operational, what skills you need to have on your board, and also how incredibly rewarding it can be to be a board member.One of the other things that stands out in this discussion is Rachel’s views about engaging with members and networks. She talks about:her first board role, which she gained through reaching out to Larissa Brown, the then CEO of the Centre for Sustainability Leadership.her time as President of the Zoo Educators Association where she surveyed members so that board could determine their strategic direction. Sabout being clear on expectations and reaching out to board members for challenging conversations if required and how this can can lead to the board member stepping down or stepping up.and reaching out to mentors to support you.Her advice is to be clear on what you want to give and take from your Board experience and choose an organisation with a mission your want to progress. She also advises to know your skillset, consider the broader skill matrix of the Board, keep an eye on risks and opportunities and also culture..Boards Rachel is on:Parks Victoria Advisory Committee: https://parkweb.vic.gov.auZoo Wise Advisory Committee: https://www.zoowise.org/enCentre for Sustainability Leadership: http://www.csl.org.au/International Zoo Educators Association: http://izea.net/Contact Rachel or find out more about her: https://au.linkedin.com/in/rachel-lowry-308a6611Rachel’s Twitter: @RachlowryResource’s Rachel Mentioned:The Book of the Board by David FishelAn interview with Rachel on Australian Leadership: http://australianleadership.blogspot.com/2017/01/rachel-lowry-on-australian-leadership.html?m=1Want to hear more from Rachel?Rachel will be speaking at one of my regular board Kickstarter breakfasts. The next one is on Tuesday the 16th of July 2019.Here’s a link to come and join us: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=494270 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.