Take on Board Helga Svendsen
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Welcome to the Take on Board podcast, where we talk all things boards and governance. Being on a board can be interesting, valuable and exciting. Yet it can also be lonely, challenging and hard. Each week I talk to women who have been there, done that. Together we'll discover what we need to take on board to be your best in the boardroom.
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Emma Rae has thoughts and research on the gender pay gap and boards
Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Emma Rae about what boards need to know about the gender pay gap.
Emma Rae is a diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) consultant with a PhD in DEI. She works with business leaders and boards to understand their DEI data, leverage insights and cultivate inclusive, high-performing cultures.
Emma originally started her career in accounting, and is a qualified CPA.
She is a mum-to-be and passionate about health and wellbeing. She enjoys cooking, dance, and has recently taken up paddle and pickleball.
Emma recently completed a 7-year term as a Non-Executive Director on the Board at WIRE.
Links and Resources
Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA): What is the gender pay gap?
Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA): Data Explorer
Take on Board episode 127: Boards and the law. Dr Niki Vincent says it’s time to work on your gender action plan
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Helga goes solo: The End Game, when to wind down your organisation
This week on the Take on Board podcast, I am taking you through through the wind up of the Center for Sustainability leadership. I was chair of the board when we had to make some tough decisions.
So wind up, it's not a dirty word. In fact, winding up an organization, if done at the right time in the right way, is something that I believe boards can and should be proud of. It's a natural part of the business cycle of an organization.
Links and resources
Download a copy of my presentation to the Better Boards Conference
The podcast today is based on a presentation I did at the Better Boards conference in 2019. If you'd like to see that presentation - rather than just listen to this edited, updated version - you can watch it on YouTube
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My AICD Australian Governance Summit 2024 Day 2 Recap with special correspondents
Today on the Take on Board podcast, I recap the second and very full day of the Australian Institute of Company Directors conference and share my reflections.
Hear from me and highlights and takeaways from some of my awesome TOB Correspondents: Kate Waterford, Ruth Faulkner, Jane Andrews, Suzie Thoravel, Emma Olivier, Chaman Sidhu, Zivit Inbar, Sarah Brindley and Sarah Anderson.
There are numerous topics I’ll be covering in the future on the podcast, so if there is a takeaway that resonated with you, please get in touch and let me know.
Links and Resources
Board directors should serve shorter terms says former CBA chair
Edelman Trust Barometer
Ben's Bites
Last Week in AI
MIT Technology Review
The Economist
WIRED
The Information
Perplexity AI
Coursera - https://www.coursera.org/
Open University - https://www.open.edu/
AI For Everyone - https://www.coursera.org/learn/ai-for-everyone
Take on Board episode 90: Dr Fiona Kerr asks, “okay, my brain does what now while I’m on a Zoom board meeting?” - https://helgasvendsen.com.au/take-on-board-podcast/episode-90-fiona-kerr/
Take on Board episode 108: Sandra Sucher on why The Power of Trust is more than the title of her latest book - https://helgasvendsen.com.au/take-on-board-podcast/episode-108-sandra-sucher/
Take on Board episode 246: My AICD Australian Governance Summit 2024 recap with special correspondents (day 1) - https://helgasvendsen.com.au/take-on-board-podcast/episode-246-ags-recap/
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My AICD Australian Governance Summit 2024 recap with special correspondents
Today on the Take on Board podcast, I recap the Australian Institute of Company Directors conference and share my reflections from the first day.
Hear from me and reflections from some of my awesome TOB Correspondents: Chaman Sidhu, Sarah Fairhurst, Clare Schonfeld, Sarah Anderson and Ari Magalhaes.
There are numerous topics I’ll be covering in the future on the podcast, so if there is a takeaway that resonated with you, please get in touch and let me know.
Links and Resources
Board directors should serve shorter terms says former CBA chair
Edelman Trust Barometer
At The Forefront: Update on the Regulatory Environment - Presentation by Professor Pamela Hanrahan UNSW and Johnson Winter Slattery
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Julia Bearzatto offers a risk refresher and talks the tech questions boards need to ask
Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Julie Bearzatto about Risk. What questions should you be asking about technology and the strategy behind balancing growth & risk
Julia has spent 20 years working with technology companies, from startups, scale ups to mature businesses. Much of this time has been in the FinTech space and she become passionate about sharing her experience to educate directors and help companies to scale.
Links and Resources
Julia on LinkedIn
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet
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Ruhee Meghani explains how to prioritize purpose-led leadership development and wellbeing
Today on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Ruhee Meghani about inclusion and wellbeing in the boardroom.
Ruhee in on the Regional Advisory Council member at the Victorian Multicultural Commission. She previously chaired the first global South Asian Employee Resource Group for a major retail brand.
Ruhee is the founder of Allied Collective, Australia's first inclusive facilitation & wellbeing agency that prioritizes purpose-led leadership development through future focused training. With over 12 years of experience across wellbeing, retail, advertising, sports management, hospitality, Ruhee is a thought leader in inclusive wellbeing, a Yoga philosophy teacher, and public speaker. With an academic background in psychology & business management, she brings a unique perspective on how we live & work whilst balancing wellbeing.
Links and Resources
Ruhee on LinkedIn
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
DEI Reconstructed by Lily Zheng
Inclusion on Purpose by Ruchika Tulshyan
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Customer Reviews
Great podcast, equipped me for my first meeting
There’s a lot I didn’t know I didn’t know about boards and their responsibilities. This podcast set me up.
It’s Australia focused but still so much relevant advice. Highly recommend.