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Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga's speaking with Dr. Emily Moore about being an effective board member and the role of a board in a crisis.Emily is on the boards of Metrolinx, which is a provincial crown corporation providing regional commuter rail and bus services for Toronto and Chemtrade logistics, a Toronto Stock Exchange listed industrial chemical organization.She's also finishing up on HalTech Regional innovation and she's formerly been a director of St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School, the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Committee for Research Partnerships.Emily is a professional engineer, professor and board member working at the intersection of technology and business and education. After more than 20 years in industry, she is now director of the Troost Institute for leadership education in engineering at the University of Toronto.Contact Emily or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-moore-7483311/Boards Emily is on:Metrolinx - www.metrolinx.comChemtrade - http://www.chemtradelogistics.com/main/Resources mentioned in this episode:Rebecca Southerns - https://rebeccasutherns.com/ orhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccasutherns/FOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardHelga’s Board Kickstarter and Board Accelerator programs: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/eventsDetails about the 2020 Board KickStarter program: https://www.trybooking.com/BGYYLDetails about the 2020 Board Accelerator program: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/single-post/2018/02/07/Board-Accelerator-group-coaching-program-for-womenFor 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 peaking with Jo-Anne Moorfoot about integrity governance. Jo-Anne explains what it is and why it's important.Jo-Anne is on the boards of the West Gippsland Healthcare Group and Best Chance Child and Family Services. With a career spanning over 30 years Jo-Anne has extensive experience in the health sector, with particular expertise in risk management, clinical governance and effective consumer engagement.Jo-Anne is experienced in transformational organisational change and has managed a number of large scale organisation wide projects. Her career has included the management of a large operational clinical service with a multi million dollar budget and a diverse workforce.She currently works in a governance consultancy and project management role for the Victorian Healthcare Association.Contact Jo-Anne or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannemoorfoot/Boards Jo-Anne is on:West Gippsland Healthcare Group - https://www.gha2.net.au/WGHGBest Chance Child and Family Services - https://www.bestchance.org.au/Resources mentioned in this episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M99funD0ushttps://vha.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VHA_ACHG_IGF_AssessTool_Doc_0519_FA_01.pdfFOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardBookings for Take on Board live event: https://www.trybooking.com/BJLKOInformation on Helga’s Board Kickstarter and Board Accelerator programs: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/eventsBookings for 2020 Board KickStarter program: https://www.trybooking.com/BGYYLDetails about the 2020 Board Accelerator program: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/single-post/2018/02/07/Board-Accelerator-group-coaching-program-for-womenFor 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 speaks with Ingrid Svendsen about communicating in a crisis.Ingrid is the co-founder and chair of the East Timor Hearts Fund, and she's also the past president of the Darebin Parklands Association. Her first board was the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance Victorian Branch Councillor.Ingrid is a crisis communication professional who has specialised in the age, disability and health sectors for around 10 years. She's the co-owner of Grounded Communications and an AICD trained non-executive director.She has an adult son and lives in Melbourne with her partner and two chickens. And Helga would like you to know, she's got two awesome sisters, one of whom is behind the microphone today.So without any bias, Helga knows Ingrid is going to share a whole lot of wisdom with you today about crisis communications, and how we can handle things whether it's a pandemic or not.Contact Ingrid or find out more about her:https://groundedcommunications.com.au/Boards Ingrid is on:East Timor Hearts Fund - easttimorheartsfund.org.auDarebin Parklands Association - https://www.dpa.org.au/FOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardHelga’s Board Kickstarter and Board Accelerator programs: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/eventsDetails about the 2020 Board KickStarter program: https://www.trybooking.com/BGYYLDetails about the 2020 Board Accelerator program: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/single-post/2018/02/07/Board-Accelerator-group-coaching-program-for-womenFor 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 with Julie Green about getting on a board and building a board portfolio around your areas of influence and passion.This alignment of your skills to a board role is key. Helga explores how to highlight your own points of difference in her conversation with Julie.Julie is a board member of the RACV which is the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, RACV Finance, Bendigo Health, Maldon Hospital, Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery , Greening Australia and Redgrid Advisory Board.Julie is a passionate portfolio director adding value through commerciality performance measurement and connecting to community. She's experienced in change management in both the public and private sectors across diverse industries including professional services, healthcare, transport, and infrastructure. Her portfolio career builds on her many years as a senior executive reporting to boards, including as a business advisor with chartered firms in the UK and Australia, including Ernst young.Contact Julie or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgjuliegreen/Boards Julie is on: RACV - https://www.racv.com.au/RACV Finance - https://www.racv.com.au/finance.htmlGreening Australia - https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/Bendigo Health - https://www.bendigohealth.org.au/Maldon Hospital - https://www.maldhosp.vic.gov.au/Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery - https://lmwrrg.vic.gov.au/Redgrid Advisory Board - https://redgrid.io/Resources mentioned in this episode:Finbar O’Hanlon’s TedxDocklands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmRod9lQjkIFOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardHelga’s Board Kickstarter and Board Accelerator programs: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/eventsDetails about Helga's Board Accelerator program: https://www.trybooking.com/BGYYLFor 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 with Samantha Kinsey about some of the new Australian laws relating to directors arising out of the Covid=19 pandemic.First, let me tell you about Samantha. Samantha is a restructuring and insolvency partner in the Melbourne Office of King and Wood Mallesons.Samantha acts for diverse stakeholders in relation to distressed situations including finances, shareholders, insolvency practitioners and potential acquirers.Samantha explains there could be some ways to protect your business. This is an evolving topic and Helga will stay on top of it and bring Samantha back if future explanations are needed.As always, stay safe out there and if you have any questions or topics you would like Helga to tackle, please get in touch.Contact Samantha or find out more about her:https://www.kwm.com/en/au/people/samantha-kinseyResources:https://www.kwm.com/en/au/knowledge/insights/considerations-for-directors-and-a-test-for-existing-insolvency-laws-20200323FOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardHelga’s Board Kickstarter and Board Accelerator programs: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/eventsDetails about the 2020 Board Accelerator program: https://www.trybooking.com/BGYIYFor 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 speaks with Sheila Ronning about using your network and your personal brand to help you get on boards.Sheila broke the mould in 2002, launching Women in the Boardroom as the first to form such an organisation with customised executive training programs and networking opportunities. She has created a proven program and process to get women their first second or third corporate board seat.Her first board was the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce in the late 90s. And since then, she's been on a range of business industry and not for profit boards.Some of us are actually finding we have a bit more time on our (freshly washed) hands at the moment, so it might be a good time to examine your network and your personal brand. This interview will give you the encouragement you need, as well as the resources – Sheila has generously offered access to her webinar on this for Take on Board listeners - you have 30 days to take advantage of this generous offer from Sheila.Contact Sheila or find out more about her:https://womenintheboardroom.com/For complimentary access to the Women in Boardroom networking webinar, email ronning@womenintheboardroom.com.FOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardHelga’s Board Kickstarter and Board Accelerator programs: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/eventsDetails about the 2020 Board Accelerator program: https://www.trybooking.com/BGYIYFor 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 speaks with Jocelyn Furlan.Initially we had planned to speak about being an effective board member, governance challenges and the establishment of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal Advisory Council and where that led - and we’ll get to that in a future episode, I promise.But we changed the focus of this conversation, because Jocelyn worked with one of her boards this week on something many businesses, schools and non-profits are going to have to face, if they haven’t already - what to do about COVID-19.She's the chair of the board at Strathcona Baptists Girls Grammar School and Jocelyn shares what the Strathcona board’s thinking has been over the last week or weeks.Contact Jocelyn or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jocelyn-furlan-10a37724/FOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardHelga’s Board Kickstarter and Board Accelerator programs: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/eventsDetails about the 2020 Board Accelerator program: https://www.trybooking.com/BGYIYFor 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 recaps the Australian Institute of Company Directors conference.So here is what Helga heard during the two-day conference peppered with some of her thoughts on topics that were raised and things for you to think about.You might also want to have a look at Helga’s Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/helgasvendsen?lang=en) from this period, she live tweeted most of the sessions that she attended and managed to remember the detailsIt was a jam packed conference. This is her summary and there's more detail onTwitter.There are numerous topics Helga would love to cover in the coming weeks on the podcast, so if there a takeaway that resonated with you, please get in touch and let Helga know.Stay safe out there.Resources mentioned in this episode:Edelman Trust Barometer: https://www.edelman.com/sites/g/files/aatuss191/files/2020-01/2020%20Edelman%20Trust%20Barometer%20Global%20Report_LIVE.pdfGovernance Summit 2020https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/-/media/cd2/resources/events/ags/2020/07475-eve-australian-governance-summit-ags-2020-13-reader-a5-final-web.ashxFOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardHelga’s Board Kickstarter and Board Accelerator programs: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/eventsDetails about the 2020 Board Accelerator program: https://www.trybooking.com/BGYIYFor 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 speaks with Sally Davis about the relationship between the CEO and the board.Sally's a consultant and she specialises in strategic planning, leadership and organisational development. She works with clients in a range of sectors including the arts, universities and the not for profit sector.She’s got a fascinating background, Sally started out as a ‘connie’ on the trams. Of course, Melburnians will know what that means, but for those of you not in or from Melbourne – or too young to remember - it's a conductor on the trams and she was also a tram driver!Sally has worked in the community sector, in the educational sector in vocational education and training.Helga met Sally when she was on her first board, the Community Services and Health Industry Training Advisory Board, and it just so happens they met during Sally’s interview for the CEO and she got the job.This interview was sparked by a question from Laura, who asked a question in the Facebook group and sent in a voice memo. If you have a question you would like answered, please get in touch through Facebook or drop Helga a voice memo. All questions welcome.Contact Sally or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-davis-53472b20/FOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardHelga’s Board Kickstarter and Board Accelerator programs: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/eventsDetails about the 2020 Board Accelerator program: https://www.trybooking.com/BGYIYFor 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 speaks with Jodie Willmer about board portals.Some boards have adopted this tool to make sharing information easier and more secure. Depending on which platform you use, you could be saying farewell to paper for good. Imagine going into your next board meeting armed with just a tablet, confident that everything you need will be there - and there’s nothing to shred at the end.Jodie is co-founder of Happy Changemakers, an organisation that helps social entrepreneurs, small businesses and not for profits plan for the future. Jodie and her co-founder, Rob Nagy speak, facilitate, train and coach changemakers all over the globe. Her background is in the Not for Profit sector, governance and strategic planning.She shares her portal expertise with the community and makes a case for moving your board online, but only after checking it will work for everyone.Contact Jodie or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiewillmer/Resources mentioned:Happy Change Makers: http://happychangemakers.com/The following three resources are available on https://zfrmz.com/Nx42zuMBZ0KyYrszUcaNBoard Portal ComparisonsSample Workflow using a Board Portal for Board Meeting Preparation for Board MeetingSimplified Governance CalendarFOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardHelga’s Board Kickstarter and Board Accelerator programs: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/eventsDetails about the 2020 Board Accelerator program: https://www.trybooking.com/BGYIYFor 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.