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May 11, 2023 31 mins

In this episode:

In the wake of global turmoil and growing pressure on individuals and companies alike, the team at Alexander PR team developed a new white paper to help identify red flags before they can turn into an issue or crisis.

We worked with a number of global leaders, directors and experts to distil the top 23 bad habits directors and leaders need to be aware of in 2023. In today’s conversation, we speak to one of these contributors: Dr John Peebles.

In this conversation we discuss:

  • The three questions a Director should ask when they first join an organisation.
  • What Directors can do to upskill themselves to become more effective in their roles.
  • Strategies to prepare for and manage issues and crises.

We hope you enjoy this chat with Dr John Peebles, Emily Svadlenak and Dwayne Alexander! Make sure to like, rate and subscribe to the c-Suite Spot to stay up-to-date with all our episodes.

About our guest: Dr John Peebles

Dr John Peebles has been the Professional Director for John Peebles Associates since 1990 and an Executive Search Consultant and board advisor for 36 years.

In addition to providing Corporate Governance advice to Boards he is responsible for about 20 Non-Executive Director Appointments in any one year ranging from publicly listed companies to cooperatives, private concerns and Not for Profit organisations. He was recognised as one of the top 50 most influential global headhunters by NewsWeek (USA) in 2008 and has appointed numerous chief executives.

He has served on State Owned Enterprise, private company and Not for Profit boards is currently Chair of Premier Lifestyle Villages.

John is former Chairman of the Mobility Assistance Dogs Trust, former chairman of Pop’n’Good Holdings Ltd,  former Chair of the Auckland Opera Studio, a former Director of The Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s Board of Advisors’ (Chairman and Director from 1999 to 2003). Former Trustee of the Auckland Philharmonia Foundation Trust and a former Director and Chairman of Indigenous Corporate Solutions Ltd and a number of other private companies. Former Chair of Asia Pacific for the AESC (Association of Executive Search Consultants, New York) and a member of the global board. Moderator, Telwares Global CIO conference, Washington, November 2008 and Co Chairman AESC conference, New York, March 2009.

 

Dr Peebles completed a Master of Business Administration (NUU), a Post Graduate Certificate of Business Research (Waikato University) and a Doctorate of Business and Administration (Massey University). Dr Peebles’ thesis in his Doctoral Study was Power and influences on the Board’s agenda: Who determines what corporate directors discuss.

A speaker and writer on board governance he is the author of Parsley on Fish, or how corporate directors can learn to be more than decorative.

Connect with John

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-peebles-5a2a6011

Website: https://johnpeebles.org/

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