Board KickStarter breakfast June 2015

Board KickStarter breakfast – June 2015

Speakers: Cheryl Batagol and Rachel Watson

Take away messages

Why be on a board?

To expand your knowledge and networks
It’s an effective way to “give back”
To mix with the other interesting people on the board
To “signal ambition” in your career

How to get on a board?

Be noticed – step forward. It’s amazing what happen when you put one foot in front of the other one
Being on a NFP board is the best experience you’ll ever get
Follow your values
Step up – say “yes, I’ll do that”
Don’t worry if you don’t have any idea at the start – talk to staff, stakeholders, others about the organisation and you’ll learn

One of the questions was about the Victorian Women’s Register – if you are interested in Board roles and not already on this register, get on it. It now seems that all Vic Gov board roles are distributed to the list.

Feedback about the speakers:

Experienced, passionate speakers
Great choice of speakers
Speakers were great – relaxed and informal with so much useful information presented
The speakers were fantastic – very inspirational
Speaker’s insights
Interesting speakers – engaging and proactive tips
Great speakers – depth of experience
Engaging speakers and clearly wanting to help others re: boards
The contrast of speakers’ personality and experience
Speakers were very informative
The speakers talking so honestly
Rachel and Cheryl were very interesting guest speakers and gave a great insight to being on a board
Speakers were fabulous!
Inspiring speakers covering a range of topics
Speakers were really honest and useful
Great speakers – relaxed, knowledgeable
Speakers were excellent
Insights from speakers
Speakers were generous
Good discussion, interesting speakers
Warm, modest, approachable speakers