Written by Nick Roud, Auckland October 5th 2026. Leadership is one of those words that has been polished, packaged, laminated and placed in reception areas beside bowls of expensive mints. It appears in corporate values statements, conference lanyards and LinkedIn...
Article written by Leadership Development Coach & Founder, Nick Roud. Auckland, New Zealand. There is a deep, uncomfortable truth at the centre of modern organisational life. Most team meetings are not working because the meeting itself is often the wrong...
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...
writing by Nick Roud, (with research from various white papers and coaching sessions with CEOs). Auckland, June 2nd 2026. Change is not the problem. Resistance to change is. The leaders who perform best in uncertain environments are not the ones who pretend everything...
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...
