Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga’s speaking with Corrinne Armour about fearless leadership in the boardroom and from the other side of the board table and executive perspectives. Corrinne is the former Deputy Chair of Wintringham and a founding chair for the Torch Project where she helped the organisation move from a project auspiced by the not for profit to an independent structure. She's a speaker, trainer and coach who helps leadership teams develop fearless leadership and delivers t...
Feb 18, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga speaks with Zoe Wainer about being an effective board member, governance challenges and in particular about value based health care. Zoe is the chair of the board of Dental Health Services Victoria and also a board member of the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. She was formerly on the boards of the AMA Victoria and Tobacco Free portfolios. She is a medical doctor with a clinical background in cardiothoracic surgery, and the head of Public Healt...
Feb 11, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga speaks with Jennifer Duncan about women leadership and how imposter syndrome sometimes holds us back from seeking roles such as directorships. Jennifer is Deputy Chair of Justice Reinvestment, South Australia, Deputy Chair of the Youth Affairs Council of South Australia and a member of the Living Stories advisory board. She was formerly on the South Australian Council of Social Services, the Australian Youth Affairs coalition Australian Red Cross South A...
Feb 04, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga speaks with Ruth McGowan about getting elected to government, after all, local, state or federal governments are just another form of Board. They’ll be talking about the governance challenges in elected positions, how to get elected, office politics and more. This interview was recorded in late 2019. Since then, Australia has been in the middle of a ferocious the bushfire season. Since Helga has been doing this series on climate change bushfires, and its...
Jan 28, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga talks with Nicola Pero about bushfires, board obligations in considering climate risk, and the balance of operational versus strategic in times of crisis. Nicola is a Gippslander and a board member of Destination Gippsland and Food and Fibre Gippsland. She has a lot to share with us since Gippsland has been at the center of one of the devastating bushfires in Australia. The impact on both the tourism industry and agriculture will be enormous. She was for...
Jan 21, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga talks with Henriette Rothschild about bushfires, climate change, emergencies and the impact that this has in the boardroom. Helga was in Adelaide during the Christmas period. During that time, the Adelaide Hills experienced devastating fires. Two people died and others were injured. More than 80 homes were lost, as well as about 500 outbuildings, hundreds of vehicles and extensive losses of livestock, pets and massive crop damage and vineyard damage. In ...
Jan 14, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga brings you 20 board tips to take into 2020. In doing so, I acknowledge my good friend Jackie Cooper who helped me bring this together – there’s no way I would have been able to pull out all the key themes and my favourite bits as it would be a bit like having to choose your favourite child. I love all of it! So Jackie was key in pulling this together. So let’s go back to the start. The first Take on Board episode aired Wednesday 2 July 2019 with the fabu...
Jan 07, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga reflects on 2019 and provides some tools for you to do the same. Reflection has popped up in many of Helga’s Take on Board conversations, so it’s only fitting that in this final episode before a two week pause that Helga outlines an exercise for you to incorporate this into your life. But don’t just stop at reflection, look ahead to what you want to accomplish as we roll into a new decade. You’ll want to RSVP to this episode. Have a wonderful festive per...
Dec 22, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Dr Dominique Hes is back for another on air coaching session. Helga has spoken with Dominique on two separate occasions. Once they covered preparing an application for a board role. Next, they tackled the interview process and how to present yourself with confidence. Well, Dominique has returned to give us an update - how did the interview go and did she land a seat at the board table? Today, you get to sit in on this wrap-up session and pick up some of the in...
Dec 17, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga talks with Alex Newton. Helga and Alex talk discuss human rights and business and what directors need to know and what to ask. Alex is a lawyer and specialist in business and human rights. She consults with corporations, governments, and non-governmental organizations on a wide range of matters relating to responsible business, human rights, anti discrimination, Public Policy and Governance. She's previously worked as director and executive in Australia'...
Dec 10, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga talks with Rachel Alembakis. Rachel is a journalist with over 20 years of experience. One of her areas of expertise is looking at how corporate governance links with impact investment. And how the flow of environmental, social and governance analysis (ESG) analysis can help to mitigate risk and can help provide long term investment return. During her conversation with Helga, Rachel explains how to look at environmental, social and corporate governance is...
Dec 03, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga talks with Clare McCartin Clare is the Group General Manager of Executive and Boards at Davidson Recruitment. Clare has the insights from the other side of the interview table. She takes Helga through the board recruitment process. One thing Clare is a fan of, using your network. You never know who you know, who knows someone who can make an introduction. This episode is ideal if you are setting career goals for now or 2020 - we know lots of people liste...
Nov 26, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga interviews Linda White. Linda describes herself as having done heaps, she rarely says no, and she firmly believes you are never to old learn new things. She's on the National Executive for the Australian Labor Party, the executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, the National Executive of the Australian Services Union. And she's also on the board of the Chifley Research Centre, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, the MCG Trust, and the ...
Nov 19, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga chats with Kellie O’Callaghan about governance challenges and one of her passions, putting consumers at the heart of governance and how boards can respectfully engage with community stakeholders. We’re looking at you social media. The conversation between Kellie and Helga will also touch on the importance working through the uncomfortable topics around the board table, embracing disruptors and non-traditional leaders. Kelly is recognised for her strong l...
Nov 12, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Today on the Take on Board podcast Helga chats with Sheena Watt about how to get on a board and about cultural isolation in the boardroom. Sheena, a proud Yorta Yorta woman, is a board member of Vic Health, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Progressive Public Health Australia, the Victorian Council of Social Services, otherwise known as VCOSS, and Women's Health Victoria. She's also the executive manager for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy and programs at AFL Sports Ready. Shee...
Nov 05, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga interviews Fiona Williams. Fiona is a board member of the Great Ocean Road Health board and was previously the Chair of Bethany Board of Management. She's the child safe volunteering hub project lead at Australian Volunteers International and has worked in the international development sector as a child protection safeguarding specialist for over 15 years. Fiona takes Helga through her board journey - from member to chair, the importance of regional boar...
Oct 29, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga speaks with Jane Kennedy. Jane is on the board of UN Youth Australia and describes herself as a perpetual uni student social change advocate and believer in the transformative power of passionate young people. Through her work in the youth participation and international development space, Jane empowers young change makers with the opportunities, resources and networks to help shape their lives, communities and our future. If you are between the ages of ...
Oct 22, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Dr Dominique Hes is back for another on air coaching session. Remember a few weeks ago, Dominique was preparing an application for a board role - well she landed an interview. So Helga is having another chat with her to run through some interview preparation tips and tricks. Number one tip - research. But there is so much more these two cover in their chat. Today, you get to eavesdrop on one of those sessions and pick up some of the insights from Helga and fro...
Oct 15, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga interviews Zora Artis. Zora is the chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), on the Asia Pacific regional board. She was formerly on the ABC international executive board from 2016 to 2019 and Zora served on the IABC Victorian chapter board. Zora is the CEO of Artis Advisory a strategic advisory practice focused on helping clients succeed, whether it's solving a business problem, or leveraging opportunities through better o...
Oct 08, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga interviews Michelle Gibbings. Michelle is a change leadership and career expert. She's the author of Step Up - How to Build your Influence at Work and Career Leap - How to Reinvent and Liberate Your Career. Michelle is obsessed with unlocking high impact choices to accelerate meaningful progress. She's enabling a new breed of leader one that's fit for the future of work. As a highly sought after speaker and facilitator, Michelle works with leading edge o...
Oct 01, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga will be speaking with Jo Plummer. Jo is an experienced board chair, professional mentor, expert facilitator, master of ceremonies, fairness and equity champion. Her sweet spot is aligning commercial, social and environmental outcomes. Jo is the Board Chair of Barwon Water and Victoria Water, chair of the South Melbourne Market Advisory Committee, Geelong Regional Football and a committee member of Geelong AICD. She’s also on the advisory board of the Dea...
Sep 24, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga interviews Christina Liosis. Christina was until recently on the board of the Royal Women's Hospital (RWH) with Helga and this conversation takes place just after Christina’s final Audit Committee. She is leaving the Board of the RWH as she has come reached her maximum term. But before she goes, she and Helga have a fabulous conversation about a range of things from the Royal Commission into financial services and some of the outcomes about risk, which i...
Sep 17, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 12
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 ...
Sep 10, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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 ...
Sep 03, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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 V...
Aug 27, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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. Leoni...
Aug 20, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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 ...
Aug 13, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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...
Aug 06, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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’ ...
Jul 30, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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 w...
Jul 23, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 4
