Resources
Resources to inspire continued learning
Continued learning as skills, desires and positions grow and change over the years is incredibly important to me. Learning new things sits at the core of the top five key life lessons have guided and kept me focussed over the course of my career.
You can read more about my top five key life lessons in my story.
I listen to podcasts while I’m walking. I often have a few books on-the-go. There’s always a TED talk I’ve just watched. Dozens of interesting newsletters land in my inbox each week. I’m a member of many groups and organisations.
Here’s where I share what I’ve learnt through my own continued learning.
The blogs and newsletters
Ideas to Action blog
The original (and often neglected) blog. Often tying into the work that I do, each post deep dives into an inspiring and motivating idea. It might be a TED talk. A book. A conference I went to. Something that comes out of workshop I’ve just run.
Sign up to the Ideas to Action newsletter to be notified when a blog post has been posted. Expect tips on how to put the idea into action, as well as links to other things learning about.
Take on Board blog
The companion blog to the Take on Board podcast. Blog posts tend to look back on what happened with the Take on Board community over the past month.
Sign up to the Take on Board newsletter to be notified when these blogs are posted. I also list current board openings, any governance-related events, and any relevant news and research.
Take on Board special features
Take on Board special features delve into significant Take on Board podcast themes or issues.
You can read 20 tips to take on board in 2020 now, but you’ll need to sign up to the Take on Board newsletter to access other special features.
Coming soon...
Leading through a crisis: bushfires
In the first few months of 2020, the Take on Board podcast ran a series of episodes to focus on leading through a current crisis. What did the Take on Board podcast community learn during Black Summer – the catastrophic bushfires in Australia 2019-20.
Sign up to the Take on Board newsletter to be notified when these blogs are posted.
What we learnt:
- Leadership differs before, during and after.
- Risk can be managed through diversification.
- The real work happens three, six, nine months after.
- And more…