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Llewellyn Prain is currently a Board member at Western Water, the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, the Public Transport Ombudsman, and the Disability Services Board. And she's previously been a Board member of Western Regional Health Centre and CoHealth.She's worked as a lawyer in senior strategy and policy roles and she's run her own business. Her zone of genius is in helping to develop and communicate policy in a range of areas including emergency management, health, and transport.Llewellyn was the first woman to Chair the Board of the Western Region Health Centre. And she helped to lead the merger process that created CoHealth, one of the largest community health organisations in Australia.She completed the Williamson Community Leadership Program in 2017. Llewellyn lost most of her vision in 2014, through a hereditary eye condition. She's passionate about addressing inequity in our community, and ensuring diversity and inclusion in all aspects of life. For all of these reasons, I know you're going to love my discussion with Llewellyn today.Boards Llewellyn is on:Western Water: http://www.westernwater.com.auVictorian Eye and Ear Hospital: https://www.eyeandear.org.au/Public Transport Ombudsman: https://www.ptovic.com.au/Disability Services Board: https://www.odsc.vic.gov.au/resources/useful-links/disability-services-board/Western Regional Health Center and Co Health: https://www.cohealth.org.au/about/our-history/western-region-health-centre/Contact Llewellyn or find out more about her: https://twitter.com/llewellyn_prain?lang=enResource’s Llewellyn Mentioned:Brene Brown’s Ted Talk -https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=enPower of Vulnerability by Brene Brown.Dare to Lead by Brene Brown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast, I'll be speaking with Michelle Shepherd about what it takes to get on a Board. We also talk about imposter syndrome, her ‘year of yes’ and how it led her to being on the Jane Goodall Institute of Australia Board. Michelle has a strong “don’t give up” attitude, and encourages you to find your tribe and encourage other women to also come on the journey.Let me tell you a little bit about Michelle. Michelle is a results driven, innovative thinker and an experienced team builder. She's skilled in strategy, publicity, stakeholder liaison and team management, business development, event management and brand development across the creative industries commercial and not for profit organizations.She's the Deputy Chair of the Jane Goodall Institute of Australia. And she's done the Foundation of Governance program with the Australian Institute of Company Directors. I first met Michelle when I was engaged by the Jane Goodall Institute to support the recruitment of new board members. I met her when I interviewed her for the board role. She impressed me in that interview with her passion, her wisdom and both her emotional and intellectual intelligence.I'm super pleased that she's agreed to speak with me today and share some of that spark with you.Boards Michelle is on:Jane Goodall Institute of Australia: https://www.janegoodall.org.au/Contact Michelle or find out more about her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-pass-shepherd/Resource’s Michelle Mentioned:Helga Svendsen’s Board Kickstarter Program: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/single-post/2016/12/13/Board-KickStarter-and-Board-Accelerator---Group-coaching-programs-for-women Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel is the chief Conservation Officer at the World Wildlife Federation, WWF Australia and past president of the International Zoo Educators Association, and former chair of the Centre for Sustainability Leadership. She also currently sits on the Parks Victoria Advisory Committee and the Zoo Wise Advisory Committee.In our discussion, we talk about being an effective board member: what time commitment is required, what support you ned to have in place, what's the balance between governance and operational, what skills you need to have on your board, and also how incredibly rewarding it can be to be a board member.One of the other things that stands out in this discussion is Rachel’s views about engaging with members and networks. She talks about:her first board role, which she gained through reaching out to Larissa Brown, the then CEO of the Centre for Sustainability Leadership.her time as President of the Zoo Educators Association where she surveyed members so that board could determine their strategic direction. Sabout being clear on expectations and reaching out to board members for challenging conversations if required and how this can can lead to the board member stepping down or stepping up.and reaching out to mentors to support you.Her advice is to be clear on what you want to give and take from your Board experience and choose an organisation with a mission your want to progress. She also advises to know your skillset, consider the broader skill matrix of the Board, keep an eye on risks and opportunities and also culture..Boards Rachel is on:Parks Victoria Advisory Committee: https://parkweb.vic.gov.auZoo Wise Advisory Committee: https://www.zoowise.org/enCentre for Sustainability Leadership: http://www.csl.org.au/International Zoo Educators Association: http://izea.net/Contact Rachel or find out more about her: https://au.linkedin.com/in/rachel-lowry-308a6611Rachel’s Twitter: @RachlowryResource’s Rachel Mentioned:The Book of the Board by David FishelAn interview with Rachel on Australian Leadership: http://australianleadership.blogspot.com/2017/01/rachel-lowry-on-australian-leadership.html?m=1Want to hear more from Rachel?Rachel will be speaking at one of my regular board Kickstarter breakfasts. The next one is on Tuesday the 16th of July 2019.Here’s a link to come and join us: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=494270 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sandra Loader is the chair of the Australian Beverage Council and a non-executive director of the Sports Environment Alliance and the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology. She's also a member of the Advisory Committee for the New South Wales Government container deposit scheme. She was previously a non-executive director of the Food Industry Association, and innovation start-ups such as the food Technology Centre.Today, Sandra speaks with Helga Svendsen about how her country roots influenced her start in governance. Sandra says that you need to make sure you are aware of the commitment being an active board member can be and from time to time, that courage is a key component of governance and that you need to take stock of your network. She also believes that a key aspect of guiding and mentoring is to give full and frank feedback. She tells Helga how she does this.Boards Sandra is onAustralian Beverage Council: https://www.australianbeverages.org/Sports Environment Alliance: https://sportsenvironmentalliance.org/Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology: https://www.aifst.asn.au/Container Deposit Scheme Ministerial Advisory Committee (NSW): https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/your-environment/recycling-and-reuse/return-and-earn/how-return-and-earn-works/ministerial-advisory-committeeContact Sandra or find out more about her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skloader/Resource’s Sandra Mentioned:Singularity University: https://su.org/Helga Svendsen’s Board Accelerator Program: http://tiny.cc/emf28yExponential Organisation, by Salim Ismail: https://exponentialorgs.com/Sandra’s networking tool: http://bit.ly/HS-trust-circle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Being on a Board can be an interesting, valuable and exciting experience. Yet it can also be lonely, challenging and hard. Here at Take on Board we will bring you weekly tips, tricks and advice to help you navigate your way on to your first or next board and to build you governance wisdom. It’s like having your own trusted advisers in your pocket. We’ll talk to women who have been there, done that and together we’ll discover what we need to Take on Board to be our best in the boardroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.