Your digital footprint: The first impression you make in business
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Release Date: 03/12/2021
Libby Nankivell: From refereeing to tackling big decisions - on and off the rugby field
Women on Boards I Making it Real
In May, Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Nankivell made history when she was appointed Vice President of Queensland Rugby Union, becoming the first woman to hold the position in 139 years. Libby acquired her love of the game from her late father, Darling Downs broccoli farmer and respected referee Paddy O’Brien, also following him into refereeing. Here the ‘self-confessed rugby tragic’ talks to Claire Braund about her passion for the game, and how that has translated into a meaningful career on rugby boards.
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Leading from the heart – how being a director at 27, a social conscience and failure shaped Suzie Riddell’s approach to making an impact
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Motivated and with clear vision, Suzie Riddell talks to Claire about why she decided not to pursue a career in accounting, despite winning the University medal, how she took a graduate role with Bain & Co and boldly deferred her start date TWICE, and how her failed volunteer experience in Guatemala shaped her approach.
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Tanya Cox: Building a portfolio career - how one board can lead to another, even when you don’t expect it.
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Today Claire talks to experienced NED & Chair, Tanya Cox, who discusses the power of connection and how one board can “surprisingly” lead to another. Tanya is now a portfolio director on 6 boards, including Chair of the World Green Building Council and Non-Executive Director of Cromwell Property Group (ASX:CMS), and says she has never been happier or more fulfilled. Tanya shares her journey and what she has learned along the way. Like any true success, Tanya is modest, understated and a true inspiratio
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Don’t get lost in the crowd: ASX boards, mentoring and marketing your board CV to your skillset
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Claire speaks with Jon Brett, a highly esteemed NED originally from Johannesburg who is also Chair to 2 of our WOBSX Syndicates. Throughout his impressive career, Jon has had a hunger for challenging and complex problems and has mobilised his skills to serve on a range of mostly ASX listed Boards. Hear about Jon’s most notable takeaways from mentoring WOB’s highly qualified and powerful members and how to market your CV specifically to your skillset.
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Diversity of Experience: Networking, human resources and many firsts
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Mary Sue Rogers has a proven track record both as an international senior executive and non-executive director. She’s a seasoned senior executive, having held positions with blue chip companies like IBM, PwC and Talent2 that span more than 25 years and across 20 countries. Claire speaks with Mary Sue about her global leadership skills in HR technology, agriculture and membership-based organisations, and delves deep into the true meaning of diversity at the board table
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Investing in human capital and improving diversity with Ian Pollard
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Ian Pollard joins Claire in today’s episode. Since the age of 25, Ian has served on countless boards and has passionately coached senior executives in roles of leadership for more than 20 years. His deepest single interest however, is how people, teams and organisations grow, starting with the individual. Hear why Ian thinks Australia needs to improve its diversity stance and why corporations should be investing in their human capital.
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Owning Your Story: How a mentor gave Carmel the courage to own her own story and share her secrets
Women on Boards I Making it Real
With more than 40 years’ experience in the marketing sector and 15 years as a Non-Executive Director, Carmel Macmillan’s CV is impressive, but it is the lived experience of caring for her son with many extraordinary abilities that has shaped her value proposition. In this episode, Carmel shares her journey, how WOB helped her to confidently articulate her story and what boards are really looking for.
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Affordable Housing: Creating respectful unrest "housing is an economic issue affecting all Australians"
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Robert Pradolin's message is clear: housing is not a social issue — it’s an economic issue.
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Challenge yourself as a leader: Aboriginality, diversity and executive coaching
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Claire speaks with Arabella Douglas, who has traditional ties to far North NSW and South East QLD. A specialist in diversity and indigenous insights into social and economic value, Arabella has served on boards for more than 10 years. Her heart work though is Currie Country, a cousin consortium consisting of her large extended family of 3000 people. Hear why Arabella thinks it’s important to steer away from your C Suite strengths in the boardroom and why connection to land is not an Aboriginal monopoly.
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How serving has shaped retired brigadier Alison Creagh’s board journey and approach to governance
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Fittingly released on Anzac Day, this podcast is from a fascinating WOBChat we held on 11 November 2020 (WOBChats are our fortnightly online member learning and networking events).
info_outlineOur workplaces are constantly changing, but there hasn’t been quite a year like 2020. We have seen the integration of technological tools across all sectors, employees working from home or at least more flexibly, increased demographic of up to five generations in a workplace, and very new and different expectations of digital competency.
In this episode, Claire Braund speaks with Fiona McLean about the changing landscape for board members, the challenges and opportunities of the online frontier, and what needs to be considered if you’re in a position of governance in this brand new world. Fiona is the CEO and Managing Director of The Social Index, a unique online platform designed to help companies and individuals navigate the merging of online and offline reputations to make better career decisions.
Her many years as a Human Resources Executive taught Fiona that the reputation of a leader was more paramount than what their resume touted. In fact, it’s the most valuable and critical career asset. Cursed with an insatiable sense of curiosity, she explored the impact of our digital footprint and discovered that an individual’s reputation, level of influence and network value is now much more complicated than decades gone by. What she discovered is that employers and recruiters want to gain insight into the ‘whole’ individual — the professional and the personal — before meeting them face-to-face.
Excitingly, WOB has partnered with The Social Index to support its members to optimise their online presence through access to the service’s consent driven, time-bound, infographic reports.
LinkedIn Fiona McLean | Claire Braund (host)