Take on Board

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...

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 tod...

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 in...

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...

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...

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 per...

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...

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 Matter...

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, infrastructur...

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, Noarlung...

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 a...

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....

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 i...

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 sy...

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 f...

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,...

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...

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 progra...

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 Amaz...

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 a...

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...

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...

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 successfu...

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...

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 C...