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Join this hands-on 12-month program with a small group (6-10) of like-minded women directors to build your board portfolio and develop your governance skills.

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Are you:

  • A non-executive director of an organisation and dealing with challenges – managing the CEO, mergers, board evaluations, effective financial reporting, diversifying the organisations funding base and more?
  • Looking to improve your practice as a non-executive director?
  • Looking for a place where you can learn from others and share your own wisdom so we can practice better governance?
  • Looking for a safe space where you can discuss these challenges, knowing that confidences will be kept and constructive insights will be shared?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to these questions, then Take on Board: Accelerator is for you.

This 12-month program of meetings with a small (6-10) group of women directors will cover topics including managing the CEO relationship, succession planning, what to do in a crisis, financial reports and more.

This program will run over 12 months either as breakfast meetings (face to face) from 7.30am – 9am in a CBD location or via zoom. Or in the evenings, 5.30pm – 7.00pm via zoom or 7.30pm – 9pm. Please select your preference during the booking/registration process and the most popular choice from participants will determine the format of the program.

DATES:

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Wednesday, 1 May 2019*

Wednesday, 29 May 2019*

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

Wednesday, 24 July 2019

Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

Wednesday, 17 November 2019

*there is a small possibility that dates may change – you will be notified if this is the case.

PRICING:

Early bird

$1,485 including GST until 5 February 2019

Full price

$1,980 including GST

Scholarships: I am committed to encouraging diversity and equality and have a number of scholarships available for this program. Two scholarship places are available at 75% discount. As a guide, someone applying for this scholarship might be a woman who is undertaking unpaid caring responsibilities, or in part time work and/or in the not-for-profit sector and will likely be earning less than $60,000. If you wish to apply for a scholarship, you will need to provide an outline of your reasons and evidence of financial circumstances and, if accepted, you will be provided a code to register and pay.

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Hello! I’m Helga.

I’m a facilitator, coach and governance nerd who helps directors and aspiring board members be better leaders. In 2019, I asked myself: “What do women need to be their best in the boardroom?” and the Take on Board podcast was born, which quickly grew into a vibrant community whose collective wisdom I draw on to share insights.

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