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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 BankAs 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 facilitator, speaker, MC and executive coach. This work is complemented by her non-executive director roles with Sandhurst Trustees and Willed. Before embarking on her entrepreneurial journey,Alex had a highly successful corporate career in financial services. As a former Group Executive of a top 60 ASX listed company with a market capitalisation of $4.24billion, Alex’s 25+ years’ experience in business encompasses an extensive track record in delivering business growth and leading through change in complex and regulated environments.Links and ResourcesAlex Tullio on LinkedInLead to Soar PodcastUpcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 of IABC Victoria.Madeleine is the Founder and Director of Shape & Impact, a consulting and advisory practice helping purpose led organisations achieve strategic impact. A former journalist and press secretary, Madeleine has advised Ministers, CEOs and heads of large organisations and now helps stakeholders across government, technology and education sectors around the world navigate disruptive change. She is a passionate advocate of building leadership skills through a career portfolio, which has seen her join three boards in as many years.Links and ResourcesMadeleine on LinkedIn'An article on setbacks, rejection & resilience' by Madeleine BabiolakisThe Daily Motivation with Lewis Howes BlinkistUpcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Lina Patel about exploring the difference between US and Australian NFP Boards & GovernanceLina 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 and ResourcesLina Patel - Revma ConsultingLeading with Intent 2021 - report on US NFP board composition, practices, performance, and cultureAustralian Institute of Company Directors Non-for-profit governance Principle Global Impact Living Futures Institute AustraliaTake Me with You: My Story of Making a Global Impact remarkable origin story of Scott Jackson, CEO of Global Impact Upcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 the checklist and some of the other resources that I refer to as we go through the process today. Links and ResourcesHow to recruit a board member: Your three-phase checklist Victorian Government Board GuidelinesAICD Board Recruitment ToolVictoria Health Board Capability FrameworkUpcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. As the CEO at Reconciliation Australia, Karen brings to the role more than 25 years’ experience leading community engagement, public advocacy, communications and social marketing campaigns. An architect of the landmark Australian Reconciliation Barometer, Karen works with governments, the business sector and civil society to advocate for change and is currently a member of the Australian Government’s Referendum Engagement Group.Over the course of her career, she has been instrumental in some of Australia’s watershed national events including the Apology to the Stolen Generations, Centenary of Federation commemorations, Corroboree 2000 and the 1997 and 2021 Australian Reconciliation Conventions. Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and was the winner of the 2021 Indigenous Australian UTS Alumni Award. Karen has wide-ranging board experience and a true sense of country and home.More on Karen MundineLinkedInLinks and ResourcesReconciliation AustraliaReconciliation Action Plans (RAP) Indigenous Governance Program Uluru Statement from the Heart Close the Gap Report Upcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Scale Investors. An early stage angel syndicate that invests in exceptional gender diverse entrepreneurs. Samar began her career in logistics and commodity trading, then went to London and got into finance, before coming home and spending 10 years at JBWere in various executive roles. Principally however, she managed the markets desk working on a range of deals across all asset classes.More on Samar McheilehLinkedInScale InvestorsLinks and ResourcesScary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World, by Mo GawdatThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett Connect to Capital, a podcast series by Scale Investors Upcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 and injects it across the organisation. In her 35 year-plus career, she's triaged, rebooted and launched brands internationally and domestically. Melissa has been a brand builder for household names like MTV, ESPN, Microsoft and Telstra, plus brands that are rock stairs in their own industries. If communications are at the heart of an issue, then chances are Melissa has seen it, mapped it and solved for it. This is the lens she brings to her Board role where Melissa focusses on building a culture of intentional communications that connects Board members, the organisation and stakeholders.More on Melissa DonnellyLinkedInUpcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 supporting and cheering on each other’s boardroom journeys.  A big thanks to everyone who took part in this podcast takeover celebration. You’re all why Helga keeps on doing this with enthusiasm and joy week in and week out.  Congratulations Helga! You’re an awesome host. I look forward to the next 4 years of great storytelling...Upcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 version of the Take on Board Breakfast. Sign-up for information about future events like the breakfast. Start your day networking, meeting like-minded women and hearing about open board roles and opportunities in the Board Marketplace.Links and ResourcesOrganisational Mergers: Lessons from the coalfaceMore on Riwka HagenLinkedInUpcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Dr. Marcele de Sanctis about Board Capability and CultureMarcele 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, talent management, L&D, OD, executive search and recruitment. She currently sits on the National Education Advisory Committee for the AICD. Marcele commenced her career in Executive Search appointing Chairs, Directors, C-level Executives and leaders across a range of sectors including industrial, consumer, retail, education and health.She is now the Managing Partner of Centre for Leadership Advantage, leading a team of organisational psychologists/scientist-practitioners, leadership specialists and thought-leaders who deliver leadership assessment, development, transition and wellbeing solutions throughout Australia for global, ASX-listed, large private and public sector clients. CLA takes an evidence-based approach to extraordinary leadership.Links and ResourcesMarcele on LinkedInCentre for Leadership Advantage Future Leadership Capability Framework Upcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.