Trailblazing education and equality with grace
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Release Date: 07/13/2020
From barriers to redefining healthcare with all in mind
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Dr Liz Paslawsky is a Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year, a business owner and accomplished CEO in healthcare and banking. She has a portfolio career that has seen her hold CEO and executive positions in the public, private and NPF sectors, both nationally and globally, and she currently serves on four international boards.
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Making it 'her business' to be an insider with Lisa Chung AM
Women on Boards I Making it Real
In this podcast Lisa Chung AM, lawyer, experienced Non Executive Director and Chair, shares her journey to the boardroom and explores a range of insights, including how she overcame cultural and gender challenges, the important role her mentors have played, as well as providing advice on how to approach a board “interview” – or "peer discussion", as she likes to call it.
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Lessons learned breaking into the boardroom with Jennifer Grech
Women on Boards I Making it Real
In this podcast Jennifer Grech shares her journey as someone relatively new to the board arena, including the systematic approach she has taken to learn about boards, how she has built her board collateral, and how she sees her eight applications as a learning process to help define her board value.
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Authenticity, political life and swimming the English Channel with Anne Pleash
Women on Boards I Making it Real
In this podcast Anne talks to Claire about public life, working with Bob Katter, her long built understanding of remote indigenous communities and how she was instrumental in introducing the Indigenous Art Code. She also talks about her board aspirations and how she swam the English Channel in 2018, becoming just the 207th Australian to do so, in what can only be described as a truly monumental feat against the weather!
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Flying by an alternate path - Insights into board recruitment and governance trends with Kerryn Newton
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Kerryn Newton is Managing Director of “Directors Australia”. In this podcast we hear about the interesting career path, including serving in the Army Reserves, working as a lawyer and stumbling across a job in parliament, where she worked for 10 years across 25 parliamentary enquiries.
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Governance explained and an unconventional dance to the top
Women on Boards I Making it Real
In this podcast Megan Motto, CEO of the Governance Institute provides a glimpse into her background, her interpretation of "governance" and how she came to lead The Governance Institute, which has historically seen a legacy of older males at the helm.
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Lessons from the trenches – how to prepare so you stand out in board applications and interviews with Christine Hawkins
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Christine Hawkins AM has had an illustrious board and executive career. Her extensive experience on board selection committees has clearly shown her what separates board applications – what makes one attractive and another not. In this podcast Claire Braund talks to Christine about her career and board journey, delving into Christine’s four key lessons for directors in the board application and interview process, including what not to say.
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The mentor experience uncovered - from both sides!
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Cheryl Hayman mentored Gina McClement in 2018-19 as part of Gina’s three step plan to gain a board role. In this podcast Claire talks to Gina and Cheryl to uncover why Gina wanted a mentor, how her journey changed once the process started and how the process ran. Cheryl discusses her mentoring philosophy and reverse approach, which is not as you’d expect. If you're thinking about a mentor or what you can do to open career doors, this podcast will provide some great food for thought.
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Building a board portfolio with purpose and passion
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Georgie Somerset has built an impressive board portfolio, currently sitting on the board of the ABC, AgForce Queensland, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Red Earth Community Foundation.
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Going full circle and building collegiality
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Kerrie's journey has gone full circle, from a young Girl Guide to CEO of Girl Guide’s SA.
info_outlineProfessor Shirley Randell AO - PhD, Hon.DLitt, FACE, FIMLANZ, FAICD, FIPAA, AIE, MEd, BEd, DipDiv, DipREd
A true trailblazer, inspiration and exemplar of gratitude, service and living a rich life.
World renowned for her work with women in Rwanda after the genocide, Professor Shirley Randell AO has had a fascinating and eminent career as an educator, CEO and board director across the globe.
Dr Randell was recognised in the 2012 Inaugural Australian 100 Women of Influence Awards, the 100 World of Difference Awardees in 2013 by The International Alliance of Women, and the Inaugural Winner of the Sir John Storey Lifetime Achievement in Leadership Award by the Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia and New Zealand. She is an Officer of the Order of Australia and Distinguished Alumni of the Universities of Canberra and New England, Armidale, Australia.
In this fascinating podcast, Dr Randell talks to host Claire Braund about how her career literally went full circle, from teaching in remote Aboriginal communities with her husband at age 18, having four children by the age of 24, returning to study, divorcing and building her illustrious career as an educator, activist, CEO and board director. After which, she returned to work in remote communities across the globe in Papua New Guinea, Asia and Rwanda to advance female education and equality.
Appointed to her first board at age 34 in the 1960s, Shirley cut a lonely female figure around the boardroom table, teaching her the true value of mentors and working with other women (she counts Joan Kirner, Jenny Blackburn and Susan Ryan amongst her mentors and colleagues) as well as the importance of working with men to achieve results for women.
Still working and serving hard at age 80, Shirley is the epitome of success, grace and gratitude.
Full Profile - Dr Shirley Randell
LinkedIn Dr Shirley Randell, Claire Braund (host)
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