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,...
By Nick Roud Coaching (guest article for press) April 2026, Auckland, New Zealand In every organisation whether a start‑up finding its feet or a global enterprise redefining its edge the distinction between leadership and management matters more than most people...
Article written by Nick Roud, 21st March 2026, Queenstown, New Zealand If You’re Too Busy for a Leadership Coach, You Probably Need One(A reflection on effectiveness, leadership, and making time for what matters most) The Myth of the “Busy Leader”. If there’s...
Written by Nick Roud, Leadership Development Coach, Paris, France, 17th March Modern leaders choose 1:1 coaching because they have discovered a hard truth: insight without sustained practice changes very little. A university course or workshop, couple of days off site...
Article published and written by Nick Roud, March 2026, Auckland, New Zealand Emerging leaders are one of the most at risk, least supported population in modern companies, and the cost of under-developing them is now both measurable and material. Poorly prepared new...
Article written for Boards, CEOs and HR Directors by Nick Roud. Founder of Nick Roud Coaching. When I sit down with leadership teams whether in Auckland, Jakarta, or anywhere in between one recurring theme emerges every time: the relationships between peers determine...
