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•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast 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 experienc...
Jul 16, 2019•25 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Jul 09, 2019•29 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Sandra Loader is the chair of the Australian Beverage Council and a non-executive director of the Sports Environment Alliance and the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology. She's also a member of the Advisory Committee for the New South Wales Government container deposit scheme. She was previously a non-executive director of the Food Industry Association, and innovation start-ups such as the food Technology Centre. Today, Sandra speaks with Helga Svendsen about how her country root...
Jul 02, 2019•33 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Being on a Board can be an interesting, valuable and exciting experience. Yet it can also be lonely, challenging and hard. Here at Take on Board we will bring you weekly tips, tricks and advice to help you navigate your way on to your first or next board and to build you governance wisdom. It’s like having your own trusted advisers in your pocket. We’ll talk to women who have been there, done that and together we’ll discover what we need to Take on Board to be our best in the boardroom. Hosted o...
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