Take on Board

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Anneli Blundell about how to influence with impact.Voted as one of YMag’s Top Ten Women to Watch in 2019, Anneli’s passion for decoding people and performance dynamics make her a sought after speaker, mentor and leadership expert.She makes the complex job of understanding why people do what they do (and how to get the best out of them), both accessible and entertaining.Anneli works with leaders to increase their influence, engagement and interpersonal impact for better business results.Oh and guess what?! Helga and Anneli cook up a giveaway in this episode too! Head over to the Take on Board Facebook group to see how you can win one of Anneli’s books!Contact Anneli or find out more about her:https://anneliblundell.com/Resources mentioned in this episode:Developing Direct Reports: https://anneliblundell.com/booksFOR MORE TAKE ON BOARD INFORMATION:Take on Board on Birthday Celebration: https://www.trybooking.com/BSAMH Board Kickstarter: https://www.trybooking.com/BSJIBJoin the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeContact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Take on Board, Morgana Ryan is back with more strategy insights. This presentation was part of May’s Take on Board Breakfast event. Morgana has tips on how to approach board strategy, what to do to get buy in from strategy skeptics and where to start no matter the size of your organization.Morgana stuck around to answer even more questions from the women who joined the event. This is a selection of those questions.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 Board Community so you can come along to the next one.Resources MentionedA Podcast of One’s Own with Julia Gillard: https://play.acast.com/s/a-podcast-of-ones-own/tomaschamorro-premuziconwhyincompetentmenbecomeleadersFOR MORE TAKE ON BOARD INFORMATION:Take on Board on Birthday Celebration: https://www.trybooking.com/BSAMH Board Kickstarter: https://www.trybooking.com/BSJIBJoin the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeContact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Take on Board, Morgana Ryan shares her years of strategy insights with the Take on Board Community. This presentation was part of May’s Take on Board Breakfast event. Morgana has tips on how to approach board strategy, what to do to get buy in from strategy skeptics and where to start no matter the size of your organization.Morgana then fields questions from women who joined the event. There were so many amazing questions, a second podcast with just questions and insightful responses form Morgana will be released soon. So subscribe so you don’t miss out.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 Board Community so you can come along to the next one.FOR MORE TAKE ON BOARD INFORMATION:Take on Board on Birthday Celebration: https://www.trybooking.com/BSAMH Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeContact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking with Sally Parrish about transitioning from exec to board work, making mistakes and learning from them.Sally has been in and around boards for almost 20 years, having served on a number of not-for-profit and community boards. She is an Executive and Business coach, the founder of the Board Coaching Institute and the author of 'The Essential Field Guide for Company Directors’.She’s had a curiosity with boards ever since my first 'board coaching' contract in 2005. Sally finds board dynamics to be fascinating and love the challenges of establishing systems, frameworks and decoding the human instincts that underpin their success.Contact Sally Parrish or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyparrish/ or https://www.boardcoachinginstitute.com.au/Resources mentioned in this episode:https://www.boardcoachinginstitute.com.au/resources/Fast Start Guide: https://boardsuccesssystem.com.au/fast-start-guideThe Essential Guide for Corporate Directors: https://boardsuccesssystem.com.au/book-order-pageFOR MORE TAKE ON BOARD INFORMATION:Take on Board on Birthday Celebration: https://www.trybooking.com/BSAMH Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeContact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga will be speaking with Amber Roberts. It's reconciliation week in Australia this week so we are repodcasting Helga's conversation with Amber, an Aboriginal woman from far north Queensland.Amber is senior manager at 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 of country at the start of meetings and secondly, to explore board and company capacity to contribute to indigenous reconciliation. Amber brings her insights in this informative episode that will have you rethinking the meaning of “country”.Contact Amber or find out more about her: https://au.linkedin.com/in/amber-roberts-41300817Resources Amber mentions: Reconciliation Australia: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/Indigenous Governance Institute Toolkit - http://toolkit.aigi.com.au/Uluru Statement: https://ulurustatement.org/the-statementTake on Board with Sheena Watt: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/episode-19-sheena-wattFOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeTo contact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, we’re doing something a little bit different. Helga is speaking to Jenni McNamara about managing the overwhelm of your digital mailbox.Jenni has worked in IT in multiple industries for over 30 years in multiple roles, in change, training and transformation projects. She has always been interested in productivity and efficiency and helping others find ways to work smarter rather than harder.We should also say that this podcast was on the recommendation of the wonderful Sophie Harris who recommended a meeting with Jenni – thanks Soph for the suggestion of both topic and speaker!Let us know if you have any tips for staying on top of your emails over in the Facebook group - we love to share best practices!Contact Jenni or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenni-mcnamara-a5b842a/FOR MORE TAKE ON BOARD INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeContact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Margot Foster about being an effective board member and just check out this list of experience.Margot is on the boards of:Motorsport Australia,Sports Environment Alliance,Sports Integrity Australia Advisory Council and theOlympians Club of VictoriaShe’s previously been on the boards ofVicsport,Gymnastics Australia,PLC School Council,VicHealth,Australian Sports Commission,Sport New Zealand,Rowing Australia,Rowing Victoria,Melbourne Major Events,Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust,Melbourne 1996 Olympic Bid Boardand many othersMargot is a lapsed lawyer having run her own practice for more than 30 years. She’s also an Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallist in rowing – it’s not every day we have an Olympian on the pod!Margot has always been interested in governance and helping to make organisations the best they can be. She now runs her own board leadership and governance training program and consult to boards. She’s also an advisor to sport leaders and also hosts quarterly lunches for women who work in sport.Margot enjoys writing, reading, golf, dining and – as you can tell from what you’ve heard - solving problems.Contact Margot or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/margotfosteram/Resources mentioned in this episode:https://www.linkedin.com/in/margotfosteram/FOR MORE TAKE ON BOARD INFORMATION:Next Take on Board event: Developing strategy: From global to local organisations - 25 May 2021https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=736768&Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeContact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Repa Patel about Board leadership through disruption, using Appreciative Inquiry to engage the hearts and minds of their people and drive exponential growth.Repa is on the Board of, and the former Chair of, Multicultural Cente for Womens Health.She was formerly the Company Secretary to the State Library of Victoria Board.Repa is the author of “Elevate - a new path for leaders to navigate uncertainty”. She is a facilitator, executive coach and former board chair, known for her insightful and compassionately challenging approach and works with leadership teams and boards to increase engagement, customer satisfaction and business growth by engaging the hearts and minds of leaders.Oh and there are details about a give away in this conversation - listen to learn more.Contact Repa or find out more about her:https://leadingmindfully.com.au/Resources mentioned in this episode:Elevate: A new path for leaders to navigate uncertainty by Repa Patel - https://leadingmindfully.com.au/product/elevate/FOR MORE TAKE ON BOARD INFORMATION:Next Take on Board event: Developing strategy: From global to local organisations - 25 May 2021https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=736768&Meet Helga in Noosa on May 13 - Find out more:Facebook Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/508713840180785/LinkedIn Details: https://www.linkedin.com/events/takeonboardmeetup-noosa6792264703117791232/Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeContact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking to Denise North about the Women on Boards SX (WOBSX) program, and also about the current shift in society’s expectations of business.Denise is Chair of the Advisory Board for Catherine Henry Lawyers, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for the Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc and Chair of INSEAD Alumni Association Australia & New Zealand Limited and Streetwize Communications LimitedShe has previously been on the External Advisory Committee of Sydney University Dept Government, Commissioner and Chair of Audit and Risk at Australian Fisheries Management Authority and also Chair of Council for International House (Sydney University) and Deputy Chair of Armidale Development Corporation.Denise has an MBA, a Bachelor of Economics, and an International Governance Certificate from INSEAD. She is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Sydney. Her executive career spanned the listed, professional services, government and community sectors. Denise has started businesses, grown them, changed them and sometimes ended them.Contact Denise or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisenorth/Resources mentioned in this episode:WOBSX Program: https://www.womenonboards.net/Boardroom or Directors Club? Looking at board composition with Jessica Wallace: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/episode-85-jessica-wallaceFOR MORE TAKE ON BOARD INFORMATION:Meet Helga in Noosa on May 13 - Find out more:Facebook Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/508713840180785/ LinkedIn Details: https://www.linkedin.com/events/takeonboardmeetup-noosa6792264703117791232/Next Take on Board event: Developing strategy: From global to local organisations - 25 May 2021https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=736768&Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeContact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Elenie Poulos about her accidental journey to the boardroom.Elenie is on the boards of Uniting NSW/ACT and ANDI (Australian National Development Index). She was previously on the boards of ACOSS, Act for Peace and the Churches Refugee Taskforce.She has more than 20 years’ experience working in public policy, advocacy and government relations in the not-for-profit sector. She is an ordained minister in the Uniting Church in Australia and has a PhD in Politics.Contact Elenie or find out more about her:https://eleniepoulos.net/Resources mentioned in this episode:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-sOgMIu3z_A7s-Ghnj6ywgFOR MORE TAKE ON BOARD INFORMATION:Next Take on Board event: Developing strategy: From global to local organisations - 25 May 2021https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=736768&Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeContact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.