LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENTS & DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
Blogs by Nick Roud.
The Chief Everything Officer (CEO)
These are not academic questions that are only taught at the Ivy League or residential they are diagnostic. Because every hour you spend on something misaligned is an hour taken away from what the company most needs from you. Consider that the next time you accept a meeting request!
The Chief Everything Officer is, in my view a failure of system design. If everything comes to you, it suggests unclear decisions rights, underdeveloped leaders, or a culture that confuses responsiveness with effectiveness.
The Difference Between Leadership and Management.
An organisation that flourishes treats leadership and management as a dynamic loop, not a hierarchy. Here’s what the evidence suggests works best.
If You’re Too Busy For a Leadership Coach, You Probably Need One.
The Myth of the “Busy Leader”. If there’s one theme I hear more than any other when coaching CEOs, senior executives and predictable emerging leaders, it’s this. “I am busy,
Insight Without Sustained Practice Changes Very Little.
Drucker might observe that coaching improves the “yield” on leadership time: for each hour a leader invests, the organisation receives more focused, thoughtful, and constructive action.
What AI Can’t Do The Power of Real Conversations in Career Coaching
A good coaching conversation doesn’t stay theoretical.
Career 101 And Beyond
Recent research suggests that close to 40 percent of workers’ existing skills will be transformed and or outdated between now and 2030. No time like today to star planning!
Gratitude on Rehab
“Nick, if you don’t slow rehab this time you won’t get another chance”
That landed, deeply.
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
Leadership, at its root, comes from the Old English lædan, meaning “to go before.” It’s about guiding others toward a future they might not yet see. Today we talk about What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.
The True Hidden Cost Of Neglected Emerging Leaders
Research shows that about 29% of employees experience leaders who demonstrate traits such as authenticity and adaptability, suggesting that leaders are failing to convert leadership theory into everyday behaviour!
Is Your Team Truly Performing? Peer to Peer Leadership.
Every team, no matter how experienced, or new, has blind spots. In peer dynamics, the most common traps I see include:
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