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    Professional headshot photographs of Helga Svendsen

    Episode 379: Helga goes solo: Phishing scams targeting board professionals

    The rise of phishing scams targeting board professionals and two examples I have received….
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    21 October 2026

    Episode 378: How to be a great board chair with Giselle McLachlan

    Listen to episode 378 here or watch on YouTube Shownotes Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with…

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    14 October 2026

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    Episode 377: Creating space for every voice with Shona McGlashan

    Listen to episode 377 here or watch on YouTube Shownotes Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with…

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    7 October 2026

    Episode 376: Resilience & alignment: getting your next board role

    A conversation about joining boards and building a board portfolio….
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    30 September 2026

    Episode 375: Get ready! Helga answers 54 Board Observership Questions

    Have questions about The Observership Program? Listen in. I’m answering them all….
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    23 September 2026

    Episode 374: Navigating Neuro-Inclusion with Sara Harrup

    Listen to episode 374 here or watch on YouTube Shownotes Today on the Take on Board podcast, I have an…

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    16 September 2026

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    Episode 373: Navigating Diversity: Gabrielle Trenbath’s Journey in Board Governance

    Gabrielle Trenbath talks about her journey to the boardroom and the importance of disability inclusion in governance…
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    9 September 2026

    Episode 372: Take on Board event: Empowering boards through menopause

    The Take on Board community Q&A event with Sarah Gray on managing perimenopause and menopause in the boardroom….
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    2 September 2026

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    Episode 371: Insights from both sides: Micaela Drieberg on CEO and boardroom success

    Board reports and lessons learned from both sides of the boardroom table….
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    26 August 2026

    Pam Macdonald

    Episode 370: Building chair CEO relationships and setting boundaries with Pam Macdonald

    Listen to episode 370 here or watch on YouTube Shownotes Today on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with…

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    19 August 2026

    The Observership Program

    Episode 369: The Observership Program and your board future

    As an Observership Program participant, what can you be thinking about to get on a board?…
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    12 August 2026

    Episode 368: Helga goes solo: to pay or not to pay – there’s a new tool for that

    The ICDA’s Board Payment Wizard and why it’s a useful way for boards to think through whether paying directors is…
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    5 August 2026

    Darya Boukata

    Episode 367: Welcoming nature into the boardroom has surprising results with Darya Boukata

    The presence of nature in the boardroom and how the loss of nature is influencing corporate governance….
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    29 July 2026

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    Episode 366: Take on Board x Flourish After Fifty: Is a board role really for you? I answer all your questions

    What board work is really like for women in the second half of their careers….
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    22 July 2026

    Episode 365: (Peri)menopause and the boardroom: what you need to know with Sarah Gray

    Practical advice and insights into supporting yourself and others through perimenopause and menopause….
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    Conversation with Sarah Gray

    15 July 2026

    Fiona Bennett

    Episode 364: Fiona Bennett wants you to plan your board chair communications

    Fiona Bennett wants you to plan your board chair communications….
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    Conversation with Fiona Bennett

    8 July 2026

    Lessons from the Larapinta Trail

    Episode 363: Helga goes solo: Lessons from the Larapinta Trail

    Listen to episode 363 here or watch on YouTube Shownotes In this episode, I’m recording from the beautiful Larapinta Trail…

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    1 July 2026

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    Episode 362: Davina Stanley knows how to maximise board papers and can help you

    Davina’s her “4 Bs” framework to maximise board papers….
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    Conversation with Davina Stanley

    24 June 2026

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    Episode 361: Jaala Pulford on scaling an organisation, managing staffing changes and more

    Jaala Pulford on setting up a new statutory authority, scale an organisation, managing staffing changes quickly….
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    Conversation with Jaala Pulford

    17 June 2026

    Episode 360: Helga goes solo: White Space Challenge

    Listen to episode 360 here or watch on YouTube Shownotes Today, on the Take on Board podcast, I would like…

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    Conversation with Helga Svendsen

    10 June 2026

    Karen Tisdell

    Episode 359: What about…? Karen Tisdell answers so many questions about LinkedIn

    Tips on how to maximise your LinkedIn profile….
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    Conversation with Karen Tisdell

    3 June 2026

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