Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Kate Conneely about voluntary administration, what is it, what it can be used for, and why directors should consider it as part of their governance framework. Kate is a partner at KordaMentha and a registered liquidator. She bring over 13 years’ experience specialising in formal insolvency, restructuring and litigation strategy. In her role as Registered Liquidator, she, in effect, assumes the position of the board on each company to which...
Apr 13, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Today on Take on Board, Hannah Browne continues to field questions from the Take on Board Breakfast event on cyber security. It’s chock full of tip, tricks and resources. This podcast has been edited for time. If you want to ensure you don’t miss an opportunity to network with amazing women, learn about board openings and gain insights to help you in your board roles or just life, join the Take on Board Community so you can come along to the next one - which will be May 25! Sign up below. Contac...
Apr 08, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Today on Take on Board, Helga shares her conversation with Hannah Brown. This chat was part of the March Take on Board Breakfast event. Hannah joined Helga to present what boards need to know about protecting themselves and their stakeholders from cyber threats. Using the story of Maersk cyber attack, Hannah shares real tips of how to take action about these real risks. One key message - start today! Hannah then fields questions from women who joined the event. There were so many amazing questio...
Apr 06, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Today on the Take on Board podcast Helga is speaking to Fiona Kerr about neuroscience and technology in the boardrooms. She’s particularly interested to talk about AI and how that might impact discussion in the boardroom. Fiona is the Deputy Chair of the Catalyst Foundation. Fiona researches, speaks and consults on a range of topics including the neuroscience of human-human and human-technology interaction, neurogenesis, and how good leaders create organisations that flourish. Her interest in th...
Mar 30, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Trish Hansen about purpose, culture, trust and diversity. Trish is on the boards of South Australia Living Artists Festival (SALA) and she established Kindred Australia. She was previously the President of the Australian Institute of Urban Studies, the Interim Chair of All Together Now and Director of the Australian Institute of Patient and Family Centred Care Trish is the Founding Principal of Urban Mind Studio. As a strategist and system...
Mar 23, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Cheryl Hayman about non-traditional skills and what directors with these bring and why are they needed for great governance and board effectiveness. Cheryl is on the boards of: Shriro Holdings Ltd, HGL Ltd, Chartered Accountants ANZ, Darlinghurst Theatre Co, Peer Support Australia and a member of the Digital Experts Advisory Committee and a HCF Councillor. Cheryl Hayman is an experienced ASX Non-Executive Director (NED), ASX Remuneration a...
Mar 16, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga recaps the Australian Institute of Company Directors conference. So here is what Helga heard during the two-day conference peppered with some of her thoughts on topics that were raised and things for you to think about - it was jam packed. You might also want to have a look at Helga’s Twitter feed ( https://twitter.com/helgasvendsen?lang=en ) from this period, she live tweeted most of the sessions that she attended and managed to remember the details. Th...
Mar 09, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Anne Wiberg about some challenges that not for profit board directors might experience. In particular, we'll explore putting together a skilled board, and she'll also give us some tips and tricks on being a good chair. Anne is the Chair of Music SA, an organisation committed to promoting, supporting and developing contemporary music in South Australia. She is also on the Board of Tutti Arts. She is the Head of Programming at Light Adelaide...
Mar 02, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Jessica Wallace about board composition. They’ll be discussing the key findings of the recent report "Many are called, few are chosen", a study on changes to the composition of ASX 300 boards - focusing on the non-executive pool - from 2006 to today. Jessica is a corporate governance analyst, first in the UK and then joining Ownership Matters in Australia in 2013 where she engages with and prepares research on ASX 300 listed companies. A O...
Feb 23, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Leesa Chesser about AICD chairs mentoring program and why advisory boards are a great way to build your portfolio career. Leesa is a Non-Executive Director, and mentor who builds and Chairs Advisory Boards for start ups, SME’s, not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises to create value in the health and human services, infrastructure, defence and space industries. She is on the boards of Community Options Australia Sydney, Hen Hou...
Feb 16, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Moira Were about the role of women and gender in the board room and in decision-making. Moira is on the boards of Scope Global Pty Ltd, Oikumene Foundation, Hen House Co-op and Collab4Good Pty Ltd. Her list of previous boards includes Medical Board of SA, SA Fire and Emergency Services Commission; Southern Domestic Violence Service, Noarlunga Community Legal Services; Volunteering SA & NT. Moira has worked from the kitchen table to the...
Feb 09, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Lisa Annese about a recent report by the Diversity Council of Australia called ‘Class at Work”. Lisa is on the Board of Amnesty International Australia and is the Chief Executive Officer of Diversity Council Australia. In this role she leads debate on diversity and inclusion in the public arena, and as a appears regularly on ABC’s The Drum and in wider Australian media. Under her leadership, DCA delivers innovative diversity practice resou...
Feb 02, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Hannah Browne about cybersecurity. Hannah is on the board of Greenpeace Australia Pacific (GPAP) and is Chair of the Nominations Committee, which is where we met. She also reports into an Advisory Board as the Managing Director of Midnyte City. Hannah is a technology leader and entrepreneur, now building her fifth tech company, Midnyte City. For 15 years she has worked on strategic transformation initiatives with start ups, scale ups and i...
Jan 26, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Leah Mether about communication! The foundations that underpin effective communication. Why soft skills are the new hard. Leah is on the board of Fertility Matters and has previously been on the boards of Hill End Football Netball Club, and, as she says, on “lots” of committees - school council, kinder president, playgroup president, Women in Gippsland, Auskick - just to name some. Leah is a communication and soft skills specialist, obsess...
Jan 19, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Carol Sanford about the regenerative nature of governing versus the old paradigm. Carol is on the board of the JLFoundation which educates and collaborates with other boards to use Living Systems thinking in educating, decision making, and pursuing change. She has worked with Fortune 500 and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global...
Jan 13, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Hello Take on Board people and welcome to 2021! Now, as Helga mentioned in the final episode of 2020, she was going to try a few new things this year. And one of those things is short ‘top tips’ episodes. Today is the first one. So today’s tip? Use LinkedIn! Is getting a board role, expanding your network or changing jobs one of your 2021 goals? Helga takes you through some of her best practices for using the platform. Discover how she manages her skill section, who she connects with and how to ...
Jan 12, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Welcome to the final episode of Take on Board for 2020. And what a year it’s been. In this episode, Helga is going to take you through her ‘RSVP’ process – an invitation to reflect on the year and set intentions for 2021. We do this in the final session of Board Accelerator – my program for women board members. So at the end of this episode, you’ll hear some of the reflections from the group. So, what’s the RSVP formula? Listen now to find out. And thank you for joining the Take on Board communi...
Dec 22, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Today on the Take on Board podcast Helga is speaking to Caitlin Murdock about how directors can become personally liable for company tax debts and recent legislative changes that have broadened scope of director liability. Caitlin is a Solicitor at Holding Redlich in the Dispute Resolution & Litigation group with a particular expertise in tax. Caitlin is also a Chartered Tax Adviser. Caitlin’s practice covers all aspects of taxation and has a particular focus on indirect taxes and tax contro...
Dec 15, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Today on the Take on Board podcast Helga is speaking to Lizzie O’Shea about ethical uses of data and other digital tools. Lizzie is on the boards of Digital Rights Watch, Alliance for Gambling Reform, Blueprint for Free Speech and was previously on the board of National Justice Project She is a lawyer, writer, and broadcaster. Lizzie’s commentary is featured regularly on national television programs and radio, usually talking about law, digital technology, corporate responsibility, or human righ...
Dec 08, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Dr. Joy Humphreys about amalgamations and board dynamics. Joy is the Chair of Great Ocean Road Health, which is the merged entity of Otway Health and Lorne community health – which gives you a hint on why we are discussing amalgamations today! She has previously been on the boards of Otway Health; Centre for Grief Education; Hope of the Amazon Association and Group Relations Australia. Joy has a Doctorate in Organisation (Human Systems and...
Dec 01, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Today on the Take On Board Podcast, Helga’s speaking to Lauren Harrell about getting on a board governance challenges. She has a great little reflection process about lessons learned that might be applicable to some of the people listening. Also Lauren shares some of the lessons she has learned from her lessons learned process. It’s all very meta, but really helpful! Lauren has served on a dozen advisory and nonprofit boards starting in her late 20s. She currently serves on an advisory board of ...
Nov 24, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Today on Take on Board, Helga shares her conversation with Jo Smith. This chat was part of the November Take on Board Breakfast event. Jo Smith joined Helga to talk about her research report, New Zealand Boards and Frontier Firms. She shares some lessons from the research around board composition and strategic decision making. Jo is an economist by training. She specialises in Applied Research and Analysis, particularly qualitative and mixed method studies. She spent much of her career as a cons...
Nov 17, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Today on the Take on Board podcast Helga is speaking to Liz Kelly about the NDIS – the National Disability Insurance Scheme - and what that means for the sector. Liz is on the boards of BreastScreen Victoria Board & have just joined the Stroke Association Victoria aboard She has previously been President of the Association for Children with a Disability and on the boards of Children and Young People with a Disability The Disability Services Board VDAC ( Victorian Disability Advisory Council)...
Nov 10, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Today on the Take on Board podcast Helga is speaking to Caroline Codsi about her journey to the boardroom and the importance of diversity. Caroline is on the board of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and has previously been on the boards of Music and drama Conservatory, Missing Children's Network and College International Marie-de-France. A passionate and strategic leader, Caroline has had a successful career in the corporate world of over 25 years including the past decade in VP and SVP roles withi...
Nov 03, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Today on the Take on Board podcast Helga is speaking to Helen Bird about the role of regulation – including enforcement – in governance. Helen is a Member of Corporate Governance Consultation Panel at ASIC, Professional Education Committee at RMIA She is a legal academic and the discipline leader of governance studies at Swinburne Law School. Helen credits Swinburne with really putting an industry focus into her work, which has led to her appointments at ASIC – the Australian Securities and Inve...
Oct 27, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Sonya Beyers about the difference between advisory and governance boards and the value add that governance boards could get from an advisory board. Sonya is on the boards of BUSS(Q) Industry Superannuation Fund, Australian Affordable Housing Securities Ltd, The Forde Foundation, OzCare Governance Committee, Queensland Law Society and a NFP Committee Sonya is Managing Director of leading governance consultancy and legal advisory firm, Gover...
Oct 20, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Sophie Gibbons about 'Navigating an economy under stress - learnings from working with distressed organisations'. Sophie supports organisations on their most ambitious and complex performance turnaround and transformation initiatives. Her role with KordaMentha Corporate means she works with Boards when significant value is at risk. Most recently, Sophie acted as the co-Administrator of South Australia's largest public healthcare network, w...
Oct 13, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking to Jane Crombie about innovative way for boards to oversee culture. Jane is on the boards of Freemasons Board of Benevolence, an Anglican Schools Commission board, governance committees for PwC, AMA Qld, SecondBite, ImpaQt Qld, and a Fintech start-up Jane's background is in financial services. Her governance experience ranges from an outback bush nursing association, to chair of an investment committee overseeing $1bn in client funds. Having compet...
Oct 06, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Tricia Malowney about diversity, recognising women with a disability for their skills and talents, and becoming an ally. Tricia is President of Women with Disabilities Australia, Director at Scope Australia and Director Western Health. She has also recently been appointed to the NDIS Independent Advisory Council. The list of boards she has previously been on is long, that it is easier to list them! Inaugural President Disability Services B...
Sep 29, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking with Jan Easton about increasing women’s representation in the board room and her recent report “Achieving Scale: Breaking Through Barriers for Female Founders” Jan is a founding member and Certified Chair of the Advisory Board Centre and she has served as Advisory Board Chair for several private organisations including a national hospitality franchise and marketing agency. Jan has extensive senior management experience in the franchise and p...
Sep 22, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 64
