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Take on Board breakfast recap – knowing when it’s time to leave a board

‘Encouraging’, ‘Engaging’ and ‘Inspiring’: the recent Take on Board online event: knowing when it’s a good time to leave a board with Jane Brockington

Online video session with participants from the Take on Board event with Jane Brockington

The topic for this session was about when is it a good time to leave a board.

Meet the attendees

Some of our Take on Board guests were at the event too:

Claudia Fatone
Episode 51: Claudia Fatone on governing Cricket Victoria during COVID-19 (Take on Board breakfast special feature)

Kate Badgery-Parker
Episode 60: Kate Badgery-Parker on navigating the world of marketing and boards. “We should really be on Facebook.”

Michelle Shepherd
Episode 3: Michelle Shepherd on how to not let imposter syndrome get in your way to the boardroom

Red Dearnley
Episode 200: Red Dearnley on breaking the binary in the boardroom, intersectional inclusion and gender equity

What did the attendees like about this event?

“Loved the networking and meeting people. Jane was a great speaker.”

“The speaker was very honest, reflective and insightful, providing a different perspective on being on a board.”

“The break-out rooms encouraged discussion and connection.”

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