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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 Amazon Association and Group Relations Australia.Joy has a Doctorate in Organisation (Human Systems and Psychodynamics) and in her day job she works with individuals and groups helping them improve their performance, including as an executive coach, facilitating group dynamics, and undertaking Board reviews.Contact Joy or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-joy-humphreys/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.

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 advisory and nonprofit boards starting in her late 20s. She currently serves on an advisory board of a $12 billion publicly traded bank, as well as one of the Philadelphia's region's largest health and human services agencies.She is a qualified financial expert who builds and scales complex businesses through technology development. She is making the most of COVID, by choosing talking to people over emailing says it has been a real game-changer for developing relationships.Contact Lauren or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-g-harrell-cpa-cfa/Resources mentioned in this episode:Business Wars Podcast: https://wondery.com/shows/business-wars/McKinsey & Company article "Getting ahead of the next stage of the coronavirus crisis". Download the article here: https://zfrmz.com/hF91Pz4VBL87CuaCUcyuBoard Accelerator 2021 - https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY)FOR 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 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 Analysis, particularly qualitative and mixed method studies. She spent much of her career as a consultant, first at the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research. And then with Sapir, a research group.She has considerable experience in program evaluation for clients in the government, private and community based sectors and across the Pacific. Jo is now a principal advisor at the New Zealand Productivity Commission, where she works on major inquiries into productivity related issues.There were several questions from women who are board aspirants. If you have these same goals, Helga would love to talk to you about her Board Kickstarter program.If you are a Non Executive director (current or past board member), Helga is accepting applicants for the 2021 Board Accelerator program - https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY).This conversation has been edited, if you don’t want to miss any of the next TOB Events, register for updates from Helga.Contact Jo or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-smith-b88aa044/?originalSubdomain=nzResources mentioned in this episode:https://www.productivity.govt.nz/research/nz-boards-and-frontier-firms/FOR 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 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 aboardShe has previously been President of the Association for Children with a Disability and on the boards ofChildren and Young People with a DisabilityThe Disability Services BoardVDAC ( Victorian Disability Advisory Council)Liz is qualified in divergent fields of Finance and Human Resources. She has been a director of her own wine consulting business specialising in organisational change and conflict management. Liz has been involved at a governance and operational level in the community, particularly the disability sector, and she has an absolute commitment to advocating for the rights of the more vulnerable in our society.Liz has always impressed me as a powerhouse of a woman and it’s not always the case that the bean counter also knows the people stuff.Liz is also the number one ticket holder for the Board Accelerator program – when I created the program back in 2017 (which is perfect timing since the 2021 program is open for enrollment). She was the very first to sign up – a special thanks for being with Helga from the start, Liz!Contact Liz or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-kelly-3633611b/Resources mentioned in this episode:Board Accelerator 2021 - https://www.trybooking.com/BLWWY)FOR 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 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 successful career in the corporate world of over 25 years including the past decade in VP and SVP roles within major organizations.Caroline founded Women in Governance in 2010, a non-for-profit organization with mission to encourage women to develop their leadership, advance their career and sit on boards. She dedicates her life to all matters relating to the access of women to executive roles and board positions in the corporate world in Canada as well as women’s equality rights everywhere in the world.Contact Caroline or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinecodsi/https://twitter.com/carolinecodsi?lang=enResources mentioned in this episode:Women in Governance: https://lagouvernanceaufeminin.org/ (in French and English)Women in Governance Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/lagouvernanceaufeminin/?fref=tsWoman in Governance LinkedIn group https://www.linkedin.com/company/la-gouvernance-au-f%C3%A9minin/WOMAN (trailer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6-S6m1qZDg&t=14sGlobal Parity SummitThis unprecedented event will take place online on November 12 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm and November 13 from 11:30am to 3pm EST and will bring together international leaders, women and men, working together to achieve parity. https://womeningovernance.org/?post_type=post_events&p=4880EventBrite link to our Summithttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-parity-summit-sommet-mondial-de-la-parite-tickets-122270589625Links to Caroline's Ted TalksThe Path to Equality | Caroline Codsi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvA4h_aQH_MLa résilience, le pouvoir de rebondir plus haut après une épreuve. | Caroline Codsi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MieE9C2sdqoFOR 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 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 RMIAShe is a legal academic and the discipline leader of governance studies at Swinburne Law School. Helen credits Swinburne with really putting an industry focus into her work, which has led to her appointments at ASIC – the Australian Securities and Investments Commission - and RMIA – the Risk Management Institute of Australasia.Helen is a regular media commentator and feature regularly in ABC TV's business report and the Financial Review. Helen have also written on governance issues for the Diligent Institute.Contact Helen or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenbird/https://twitter.com/Birdsperch/Resources mentioned in this episode:Diligent Institute - https://www.diligentinstitute.com/Join the next Take on Board event: https://www.trybooking.com/BLPXKFOR 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, 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 CommitteeSonya is Managing Director of leading governance consultancy and legal advisory firm, Governance by Design. Sonya specialises in developing solutions to foster leadership from the boardroom. Her combined expertise and experience support directors and their boards to become future-focused leaders for greater impact and results.Contact Sonya Beyers or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonya-beyers/Dale Carnegie's Book: How to win friends and influence peopleResources mentioned in this episode:Mac Planck Quote: “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”Join the next Take on Board event: https://www.trybooking.com/BLPXKFOR 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, Helga is speaking to Sophie Gibbons about 'Navigating an economy under stress - learnings from working with distressed organisations'.Sophie supports organisations on their most ambitious and complex performance turnaround and transformation initiatives. Her role with KordaMentha Corporate means she works with Boards when significant value is at risk.Most recently, Sophie acted as the co-Administrator of South Australia's largest public healthcare network, working to deliver an ambitious turnaround of end to end financial, operational and cultural measures.Contact Sophie or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-gibbons-ab753726/Resources mentioned in this episode:The three secrets of resilient people by Lucy Hone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWH8N-BvhAwJoin the next Take on Board event: https://www.trybooking.com/BLPXKFOR 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 I’m speaking to Jane Crombie about innovative way for boards to oversee culture.Jane is on the boards of Freemasons Board of Benevolence, an Anglican Schools Commission board, governance committees for PwC, AMA Qld, SecondBite, ImpaQt Qld, and a Fintech start-upJane's background is in financial services. Her governance experience ranges from an outback bush nursing association, to chair of an investment committee overseeing $1bn in client funds. Having competed as a health-tech entrepreneur at a global MBA start-up competition she has a first hand understanding of digital innovation and venture capital.Jane is a board and governance specialist at Directors Australia advising boards on ESG and sustainability, investment governance, and oversight of culture.And there is a surprising reveal from host and guest in this episode!Contact Jane or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-crombieResources mentioned in this episode: Directors Australia article - Five actions your board can take to improve oversight of corporate culture.https://directorsaustralia.com/five-actions-your-board-can-take-to-improve-oversight-of-corporate-culture/Join the next Take on Board event: https://www.trybooking.com/BLPXKFOR 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, Helga is speaking to Tricia Malowney about diversity, recognising women with a disability for their skills and talents, and becoming an ally.Tricia is President of Women with Disabilities Australia, Director at Scope Australia and Director Western Health. She has also recently been appointed to the NDIS Independent Advisory Council.The list of boards she has previously been on is long, that it is easier to list them!Inaugural President Disability Services BoardInaugural Chair Women with Disabilities AustraliaChair Independent Disability ServicesDirector Women's Hospital Director,Disability Discrimination Legal ServiceDirector Australian Orthotics and Prosthetics AssociationDeputy Chair, Victorian Disability Advisory CouncilDirector Women's Health VictoriaDirector Women's Health EastYou’ll leave this episode thinking - “I should really try to do more!”Contact Tricia or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tricia-malowney-oam-dli-06689b25/https://twitter.com/triciamalowney?lang=enResources mentioned in this episode:Women with Disabilities Australia - https://wwda.org.au/Join the next Take on Board event: https://www.trybooking.com/BLPXKFOR 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.