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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, infrastructure, defence and space industries.She is on the boards of Community Options Australia Sydney, Hen House Co-operative Ltd Adelaide and chairs or sits on several advisory boards in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide in the start up space, social enterprises and the GOGO Foundation.Contact Leesa or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/leesa-chesser-ned/Resources mentioned in this episode:The Reith Lectures: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00729d9What barrier? Getting more women in the boardroom with Jan Easton https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/episode-64-jan-eastonCan I get some help over here? Tips for putting together an advisory board with Louise Broekman https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/episode-63-louise-broekmanFOR MORE INFORMATION:TOB Breakfast: Event - 16 March 2021: https://www.trybooking.com/BOJER Board Accelerator 2021: https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY)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 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, Noarlunga Community Legal Services; Volunteering SA & NT.Moira has worked from the kitchen table to the cabinet table and started her board career as a 19 year old youth volunteer representative on the Service to Youth Council board. She currently serves on the Scope Global board and is a ministerial appointment to the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board in South Australia.Moira received an AM - order of Australia in 2019 for her community service to South Australia. And she was a Brownie!Contact Moira or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/moirawere/Resources mentioned in this episode:The Fish Rots from the Head: The Crisis in our Boardrooms by Bob Garrett: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2891767-the-fish-rots-from-the-headApollo 13: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112384/FOR MORE INFORMATION:Board Accelerator 2021: https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY)Take on Board March Breakfast: https://www.trybooking.com/BOJERJoin 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 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 and in wider Australian media.Under her leadership, DCA delivers innovative diversity practice resources for Australian businesses and supports in them improving their inclusion capability. She has led a broad array of ground-breaking, evidence based research, including Australia’s first national index on workplace diversity and inclusion, seminal research on the economics of the gender pay-gap and original work on building Asian Leadership Capability, as well as research supporting individuals being “Out at Work” and main-streaming flexible work.In 2018, Lisa was named one of the AFR’s 100 Women of Influence. In 2019 she was elected to the Board of Amnesty International Australia. Lisa is also Executive Producer of DCA’s podcast, The Art of Inclusion.Lisa has had a long career in the diversity and inclusion space across the corporate, government and not-for-profit sector.Contact Lisa or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-annese-4b847617/Resources mentioned in this episode:https://www.dca.org.auClass at Work report: https://www.dca.org.au/research/project/class-work FOR MORE INFORMATION:Board Accelerator 2021: https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY)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 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. For 15 years she has worked on strategic transformation initiatives with start ups, scale ups and innovative enterprises, helping to build high-performance teams and progressive, digital first, human-centric organisations. Her core skills are in technology leadership, organisational development, building high-performance culture and influencing for change.Contact Hannah or find out more about her:https://www.midnytecity.com.au/Resources mentioned in this episode:Midnyte City Cyber Resilience Seminar: https://www.midnytecity.com.au/building-cyber-resilience-for-nfpsNational Institute of Standards and Technology Framework: https://www.nist.gov/cyberframeworkFOR MORE INFORMATION:Board Accelerator 2021: https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY)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 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 in Gippsland, Auskick - just to name some.Leah is a communication and soft skills specialist, obsessed with making the 'people part' of leadership and work life easier. She is a speaker, trainer, facilitator, mentor, and author of the book Soft is the New Hard: How to Communicate Effectively Under Pressure.This chat has come about through an introduction by Corrinne Armour, where they both happened to call Corrinne at the same time, about the same thing, and Corrinne connected Helga and Leah on the same call. As women who love to connect, we love how this happened and how it brings us to today.Contact Leah or find out more about her:https://www.leahmether.com.au/Resources Mentioned in this episode:Soft is the New Hard: How to Communicate Effectively Under Pressure https://www.leahmether.com.au/product/soft-is-the-new-hard/Brené Brown: The Call to Courage https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81010166 FOR MORE INFORMATION:Board Accelerator 2021: https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY)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 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 systemic business change and design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global speaking platforms, multi-award-winning books, and human development work, Carol works with executive leaders who see the possibility to change the nature of work through developing people and work systems that ignite motivation everywhere.She is:Exec Producer, The Regenerative Governing Body Community (for-profit, not for profit, advisory, directors)Senior Fellow of Social Innovation, Babson CollegeCEO, The Regenerative Paradigm Institute,Educator and Social Change designer for people in change agents roles, organizational leaders who aspire to making a difference, business and organizational teams pursuing non-displaceability.Author of Five best-selling, award-winning best-selling books, including The Regenerative Life: Transform Any Organization, Our Society, Your Destiny, No More Feedback, The Regenerative Business. All five books are built around case stories of specific transformation in people, business, community and regions.Exec Producer, The Regenerative Business Summit andProducer & Talent, Business Second Opinion Podcast.This episode is going to challenge you rethink boards and how you see governance. It will really get your mind fired up as we start the year!Contact Carol or find out more about her:https://carolsanford.com/Resources mentioned in this episode:Books by Carol Sanford: https://carolsanford.com/books/FOR MORE INFORMATION:Board Accelerator 2021: https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY)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.

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 for using the platform. Discover how she manages her skill section, who she connects with and how to use the the privacy settings to your advantage.PS... It's Helga's birthday today - in lieu of presents, she'd love for you to share the podcast with anyone in your network you think would find it beneficial! And if you have a moment, pop on over to Facebook to say happy birthday! Thank you! Lisa and BuffyResources mentioned in this episode:Strategy session: Your Board / governance CV with Dominique Hes - Episode 6 - https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/ep6-dominique-hes-take-on-boardLinkedIn Etiquette: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/single-post/2018/04/17/my-personal-guide-to-linkedin-etiquetteFOR MORE INFORMATION:Board Accelerator 2021: https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY)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.

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, what’s the RSVP formula? Listen now to find out.And thank you for joining the Take on Board community on this wild adventure of a year. We have some exciting things to come in 2021, so stay tuned. We’ll be back on January 6 with all new episodes. Until then, happy holidays and stay safe out there.Resources mentioned in this episode:RSVP process - https://zfrmz.com/2iwXO1s8vBR0pBVFW0FhFOR MORE INFORMATION:Board Accelerator 2021: https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWYJoin 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 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 practice covers all aspects of taxation and has a particular focus on indirect taxes and tax controversy.Caitlin has diverse experience advising a range of clients from small businesses though to global entities in Australia and abroad. She lays out what you need to be aware of before you even join a board and how you can protect yourself from personal liability.Contact Caitlin or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpmurdock/Resources Mentioned in this episode:https://www.womenonboards.net/en-au/impact-media/news/director-liability-increasesFOR MORE INFORMATION:Board Accelerator 2021: https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY)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 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 ProjectShe is a lawyer, writer, and broadcaster. Lizzie’s commentary is featured regularly on national television programs and radio, usually talking about law, digital technology, corporate responsibility, or human rights. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Guardian, and Sydney Morning Herald, among others. Lizzie is also the author of Future Histories (Verso 2019).Contact Lizzie or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzieoshea/Resources Mentioned in this episode:https://digitalrightswatch.org.au/the-privacy-pledge/FOR MORE INFORMATION:Board Accelerator 2021: https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY)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.