Article written by Nick Roud Coaching. Auckland July 6th 2026. Leadership is often spoken of as though it were a position, a title, or a prize earned after years of striving. But leadership in my view and in its truest form, is none of these things. It is not bestowed...
Article written for leaders who are looking to get time back into their day, Nick Roud, Founder & Executive Leadership Coach. Structure is often misunderstood in leadership. It can sound rigid, confining, even bureaucratic. For emerging leaders especially, there...
written by Executive Coach Nick Roud. 5th June 2026, Auckland, New Zealand One of the most common misconceptions about leadership is that success is built on saying “yes.” In reality, leadership is defined by what you choose not to do. Only today in a one...
Article written for HRD Leaders by Nick Roud In a world full of workshops, digital learning, and team offsites, professional one-to-one leadership development remains one of the most effective ways to accelerate talent. For HRD leaders, it is not a luxury or a “nice...
by Nick Roud, Award Winning Leadership Development Coach and Founder of Nick Roud Coaching Most professionals spend their entire careers trying to eliminate weaknesses. We take courses to improve them, seek feedback to correct them, and quietly hope no one notices...
Article written by Nick Roud, Multi-Award Winner & Founder of Nick Roud Coaching Somewhere along the line, many CEOs quietly inherit a second title: Chief Everything Officer. They become the escalation pointer decisions that should ‘never’ reach them,...
