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Hello and welcome to 2023 Take on Board! Yes, I know you’ve been enjoying the summer series over the past few weeks – so you’re already been ‘in’ 2023 Take on Board – this is the first new episode of the year. I've got an update on my RSVP - it's going well so far. Plus, I have gathered tips from the Facebook Community to share with you - tips around diversity, technology, asking great questions o...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I am speaking with Cassandra Kelly about love and kindness in the boardroom. Businesses and leaders who dare to challenge the status quo and solve the most complex problems leverage Cassandra to accelerate their impact and to find the extra confidence required to make difficult and important decisions. Cassandra is the Chair of Treasury Corporation of Victoria,...

Welcome to the first Take on Board Summer Series. I've pulled together some of our most-listened to episodes so you have something to keep you company over the next few weeks while I take a bit of a summer holiday! Up next: Today on the Take on Board podcast, I am speaking with Megan May about her Mentoring experiences and her journey as a young female Director. Megan is a board member of Ballarat...

Welcome to the first Take on Board Summer Series. I've pulled together some of our most-listened to episodes so you have something to keep you company over the next few weeks while I take a bit of a summer holiday! First up: Today on Take on Board, Brynn O’Brien shares her years of ESG insights with the Take on Board Community with a focus on climate change - the time to act was yesterday and this...

Welcome to the final episode of Take on Board for 2022. And what a year it’s been. In this episode, I'm going to take you through my ‘RSVP’ process – an invitation to reflect on the year and set intentions for 2023. Think travel, working with ease and building and creating connections. We do this in the final session of Board Accelerator – my program for women board members. So at the end of this...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Cathy Jones about her observations on being fresh board member! Cathy is on the boards of Goulburn Valley Health (Shepparton) EACH Community Health and Transport Accident Commissions (TAC) Victoria Cathy has had 25 years in both public and private health/hospitals, as executive responsible for clinical governance, quality & risk management...

Today on the Take on Board podcast Rosslyn Noonan shares her take on balancing the strategic and operational push and pull in the boardroom. She takes questions from the participants. Rosslyn Joy Noonan CNZM is a New Zealand politician and trade unionist. She was an organiser for several trade unions and the Labour Party and served for a time in local government. Later she served as New Zealand's...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Nikki McClure about board culture and how education is key in sporting organisations The 99th A.G.M. of Kingston Heath was held on Saturday 21 May 2022 and Nikki McClure was elected as President of the Club, the first woman to fill this role. Only a week earlier she had concluded her term as Women’s Captain, during which time she was instrument...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Ellen Hooper about the governance of a lifestyle business.  Ellen is an executive coach and leadership specialist. She and Michelle Maugueret co-founded the Growth Collective, a company that specialises in leadership development for new and emerging leaders.  She is at the start of her Board career as both an Executive Director with t...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Mags Bell about ‘Silencing The Inner Critic’ Mags Bell is an international speaker, author and awareness expert, who works with major influencers and leaders around the world, to Cut, Polish and Reset their inner diamonds allowing them to step up into LeadingME® With her 25yrs+ in business and speaking, also over 60,000hrs in coaching, she assi...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Deb Verhoeven about her recent research into gender equity and ASX300 boards.  Deb Verhoeven is Canada 150 Research Chair in Gender and Cultural Informatics at the University of Alberta. Prior to this position she was Associate Dean of Engagement at UTS.  An agitator, commentator and critic, Deb is a longstanding advocate and leader i...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Gabrielle Dolan about story-telling for board members.  Gabrielle has previously been on the boards of IABC Asia Pacific and International Women's Forum -  IWF - Victorian chapter. She is an international keynote speaker and author on storytelling and real communication. Her career highlight was meeting Barack Obama while I was delive...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Suzanne Brown about the importance of story-telling for board members. Almost straight out of school Suzanne talked her way into a job at the ABC, where she worked on everything from kids shows, news and current affairs, documentaries, drama and arts programs. Since the ABC, she’s been producing, writing and editing stories for industry, c...

I get asked all the time about becoming a Fellow of the AICD. It allows you to put the letters FAICD after your name, and has a whole host of other benefits. I encourage all who are eligible to apply for this if you can – and to help you out I go through the legibility criteria and process right here. What is AICD AICD is a founding member of the Global Director Development Circle, now known...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Stacey Williams about Recognition Matters – what it is and why it’s important. Stacey manages the Recognition Matters campaign at Department of Premier and Cabinet in Victoria.   Less than one-third of nominations in Australia’s Honours system are for women. This means fewer awards go to women. Men have consistently received around 70...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Julie Hyne about the relevance and importance of dressing for success in a post-pandemic world (if we are there yet?). Julie is former has recenlty steped down from the board of the Association of Image Consultants International - Australia Board as Secretary. Julie Hyne is an experienced and Certified Image Consultant who helps senior executiv...

Robyn is a practitioner advisor and published author in corporate governance, board operations and board effectiveness. She has worked across listed and government entities, financial services and health, and she's passionate about what great governance can do for our society and economy. She was also previously on a board of a very small theatre company. For those of you that are listening who ha...

Nicola Nye talks about what boards need to know about data privacy and governance. Nicola is on the boards of Fastmail, and Correggio Advisory Group and is chair of Tech Diversity Lab. She has previously been the chair of a scouting group committee. Nicola serves as Fastmail's Chief of Staff covering all areas of the company's operations, from overseeing their compliance and legal responsibilities...

Melanie Ho's first board was as a 27-year-old graduate student in 2006, when she chaired the board of directors for the Associated Students at UCLA, a $75 million campus business with 1300 employees. Today, Melanie is the author of ' Beyond Leaning In - gender equity and what organizations are up against ' a unique award winning business book written as a novel. Beyond leaning in explores a wide r...

This August's Take on Board Breakfast featured Jillian West who introduces the basics of cultural competency of working with and being respectful of the culture of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations. She introduces the three pillars of aboriginal culture and outlines welcome to country and acknowledgment of country ceremonies. Jillian from  Nomuckerlener  has worked extens...

Cynthia Mahoney talks to us about Emotional Capital Reports and how they might be of value in the boardroom. Cynthia was previously on the boards of Australasia Pacific extension network, and Northeast Rural Financial Counseling Service. Today Cynthia is a facilitator, coach, mentor, speaker and author with a passion for personal disruption, neuroscience, positive psychology, and well being. Her m...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Joyce Cacho about leveraging business operations, intrapreneur experience, for governance and risk oversight as a board director. Joyce is on the boards of Sunrise Banks, N.A .; World Benchmarking Alliance . She was formerly on the Board of Land O'Lakes, Inc. Joyce is a Corporate board director with regulated industry experience, where she buil...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Julia Cookson about board dynamics and culture. Julia is on the boards of Connect Health and Project Respect . She was formerly on the board of Lorne Community Health.   Julia has a portfolio career. Her revenue streams include interim executive roles, Advisory work and Directorships across Government, NFPs and community services. She star...

Today on the take on board podcast, I'm speaking with Karen Tisdell, about LinkedIn and what board directors need to know about using LinkedIn for networking and being visible to board searches. Many of you already know that I'm a fan of LinkedIn, today, you'll get to hear from somebody else about why it's important. Karen says: "I started using LinkedIn in 2005, I was an early adopter, using Link...

Kate is the Chair of two organisations - AusCam Freedom Project (an anti-trafficking charity) and Australasian Birth Trauma Association . She’s also a board member at Physiotherapy Board of Australia and Corryong Health and a Councillor, AICD ACT Divisional Council . She’s also the Chair of Amnesty International Australia's Nominations Committee (and in the process of joining Governance Committee...