Take on Board

This week on the Take on Board podcast I am bring you ToB community crowdsourced response to one question I get asked all the time: Should I do the AICD Company Director's Course? This recording is from the 2023 Take on Board 4th birthday party in July. There wasn’t a speaker, but this question came up – as it often does! So women who have completed the course weighed in on the pros and cons of th...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Julie Kun about compassionate decision making in the boardroom. Julie is the Chair of Gender Equity Victoria. She was formerly on the boards of Australian College of Community and Disability Practitioners (2015- 2019), WIRE (2010 - 2012, Community Services Health Industry Training Board (2008 - 2012) ANTaR committee of management (2001 - 20...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Karen Foster about boardroom power plays. Karen is on the boards of Western Victoria Primary Health Network Chair of the Let's Talk Foundation and Mayor of Moyne Shire Council. She’s a former Chair of Leadership Great South Coast (Chair) Moyne Health Services and former board member of Brophy Family and Youth Services, Corangamite Regional Libra...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Alex Tulilo about her journey to the boardroom. Alex is on the boards of Sandhurst Trustees; Willed and was formerly on the boards of Mansfield and District Community Bank As the owner and founder of her own consultancy, Alex works with innovative leaders with a global mission and helps them realise their vision. She is an experienced facilitato...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Madeleine Babiolakis about building leadership skills in a new world of work. Plus, Madeleine is pro adding voluntary boards earlier in your board career and shares the benefits of a career portfolio. Balancing it all is possible! Madeline is on the boards of ACCE and Women’s Leadership Institute Australia (WLIA). She was formerly on the board o...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Lina Patel about exploring the difference between US and Australian NFP Boards & Governance Lina Patel is a startup Board Member for Global Impact Australia. She is a Melbourne based facilitator. Lina works with people who value positive social outcomes and want to improve how they work and her specialty is getting things done, calmly. Links...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, you're just going to be hearing from me, as I take you through steps to recruit a board member. This is one of the things I get asked all the time, where do I start? What do I need to do? What are the steps? So I've made a checklist for you. And I thought I would take you through that checklist. Now, of course, in the show notes, you will find the downloads for...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Karen Mundine about why reconciliation matters to business and to boards. Karen Mundine is from the Bundjalung Nation of northern NSW. She is a board member of Gondwana Choirs, Sydney Festival, the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre (AILC), and Australians for Constitutional Recognition. She is a member of Chief Executive Women. A...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Samar Mcheileh about boardroom culture, finances and navigating a management buyout. Samar is on the finance and investment committee for InTouch, and organisation providing services, programs and responses to family violence in migrant and refugee communities. She is also a former Board member of YWCA Victoria. Samar Mcheileh is the co-CEO at S...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Melissa Donnelly about the importance of strategic planning as a vehicle for bringing the lived experience of staff and clients/customers/members into the board room. Melissa is the Chair, Domestic Violence Prevention Centre (Gold Coast) Melissa has been called a brain surgeon for brands. She extracts the DNA of businesses from the CEO's brain a...

SURPRISE! Buffy, here – Helga’s podcast producer.   Lisa – Helga’s business manager – and I reached out to the fabulous peeps in the Take on Board community to record messages in celebration of the podcast’s 4th birthday.   This episode is full of words of appreciation and gratitude for the podcast’s 4 years of sharing governance wisdom and for the evolving community which keeps on suppo...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Riwka Hagen joins me at the Take on Board Breakfast event. Riwka presents Organisational Mergers: Lessons from the coalface . Riwka knows how to navigate organisational mergers because she's successfully overseen the process. Hear her presentation and answers to audience questions. You can learn a lot from her success and challenges! This podcast is an edited ve...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Dr. Marcele de Sanctis about Board Capability and Culture Marcele has 10 years experience working with global, ASX-listed, private and Government organisations, supporting Boards, CEOs, C-level executives and senior leaders in capability development and competency architecture, leadership assessment, leadership development, executive coaching, t...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Gina Balarin about her journey to the boardroom. Gina is on the boards of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), a UK-based organisation serving an international audience and ProjectDisplaced, an Australia-based organisation helping coach Australians out of work to get their mojo back. Gina Balarin is an inspirational TEDx and keynote speak...

In this special Take on Board x Lead to Soar cross over episode, I was the guest on the Lead to Soar podcast and was interviewed by Michelle Redfern. She invited me to discuss strategy. My conversation with Michelle was part of the Lead to Soar - " How Women Can" web series. Do you know what strategy is? Do you know why strategy is set? Do you know why boards are interested in strategy? Can you de...

This week in Australia it’s National Reconciliation Week. So, today, I'm covering the following: Talk about NRW 2023, the theme and what it means for all of us Talk about NRW more broadly – it’s history and what it’s about Talk about the Uluru statement from the Heart – I’ll read it to you Share some ideas for your board to support the Uluru statement from the Heart Share some resources, including...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Ursula Lepporoli about having expats on your board to diversity perspectives. Ursula Lepporoli is a partner at KPMG. She has 17 years of extensive experience as a strategic global mobility tax expert providing a full suite of tax services to companies, expatriates and high net worth individuals.  Ursula enjoys sharing her knowledge. She is...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Red Dearnley about breaking the binary in the boardroom: Improving intersectional inclusion and gender equity Red is WIRE (Deputy Chair) and Speak Australia (Chair) and former Be Slavery Free (Chair). Red is an experienced executive and non-executive leader in the for-purpose sector. They are CEO of Birth for Humankind, and Founder and Principal...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Penelope Barr about privacy and security in the boardroom. Penelope has previously been a director of  The 100% Project - working towards gender equity in the workplace; and Hearts4Heart - a Health Board, focusing on the patient experience.  Penelope speaks startup and big end of town. With 25+ years’ leading local and global digital,...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Emma Olivier about managing risk. Emma is on the boards of Leadership Victoria , Audit and Risk Committee for Life Saving Victoria Emma is the founder and CEO of Twenty Percent, a disability Advisory working with Corporate Australia. With over 30 years consulting experience and having been born without a left hand, she understands from her own l...

Today on the ToB podcast I’m going to give you some details about a program I recently participated in. It was part of the Disability Leadership Program, the Australian Network on Disability(AND) facilitated a series of Leader-to-leader conversations. I participated in the Melbourne session.  The program aims to provide an opportunity to learn through storytelling and connection. AND connects...

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Julia Spicer about ensuring we are hearing all voices in the boardroom. Julia is on the boards of  Motherland Australia,  GEN Australia,  Qld Government Innovation Advisory Council,  Tie Up the Black Dog Committee She’s formerly been on the boards of  Australian LAnd MAnagement Group,  Qld Small Business Advisory C...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with El Gibbs about the importance of lived expertise on Boards, the Disability Royal Commission findings for disability services. El is on the board of Australian Progress and was previously on the boards of Electronic Frontiers Australia, Blue Mountains City Council, Radio Blue Mountains. El Gibbs is an award-winning writer with a focus on disabili...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Nareen Young about whether Australia's boards reflect its makeup (spoiler alert – no!) and how can you meld Indigenous governance with mainstream governance? Professor Nareen Young is on the boards of BlakDance, Per Capita, Evolve Housing and has previously been on the boards of Souths Cares, Diversity Arts Australia, Indigenous Business Austral...

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Christina Matthews about culture and strategy.  Christina is on the boards of  Youth Focus and Leadership WA. She’s formerly been on the board of the Bradman Foundation. Christina is Chief Executive Officer of WA Cricket and a former Australian cricketer. Christina is a well-respected voice within the Australian cricket community...