Nick Roud Coaching

Our Story Nick Roud Coaching is an award-winning executive coaching and leadership development practice founded by Nick Roud and based in Auckland, New Zealand. Nick Roud is a trusted executive coach and leadership adviser who works with senior executives, boards and organisations across New Zealand and internationally, with client work spanning Canada, Australia, Singapore, France, the United Kingdom and India. He holds globally recognised coaching credentials and is the creator of advanced leadership-development assessments, including the proprietary LeaderPulse tool, designed to provide practical insights into leadership capability, performance and organisational impact. His mission is to coach amazing leaders to be better than they are today. The practice is trusted by CEOs and boards across 9 countries and is known for a style that is practical, thoughtful and direct, blending commercial awareness with a people-focused approach. Nick leverages his dyslexia-led thinking as a strength to spot connections others miss and help leaders see the bigger picture without losing important detail. Programs & Trainings 🎓 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Coaching — One-to-one leadership coaching for leaders carrying the weight of the whole organisation, providing a trusted external sounding board who understands complexity, responsibility and isolation at the top. Minimum 12-month engagement. Outcomes include embedded leadership habits, greater clarity and presence, improved resilience, stronger Board and ELT relationships, and a practical, sustainable leadership approach. Results tracked via the LeaderPulse mini-360 survey. 🎓 Senior Executive Coaching — For leaders reporting directly to the CEO who want to strengthen impact, refine leadership style and become more intentional in influencing people and decisions. Minimum nine-month engagement. Focuses on authority without rigidity, stronger boundaries, constructive conflict management, cross-business influence and disciplined thinking. 🎓 Emerging Leader Coaching — For high-potential leaders stepping into bigger roles who need to build strong habits, confidence and self-awareness early. Minimum six-month engagement. Evidence-based coaching helping clients let go of subject-matter expertise to focus on leading people, with outcomes around authentic leadership style, calmer communication, faster decision-making and trust-building. 🎓 Career Coaching — For leaders exploring a new direction, preparing for a bigger role or seeking greater alignment between work and values. Provides clarity and confidence to make next moves deliberately, identifying drivers and building a practical plan. 🎓 Interview Coaching — Targeted coaching for executives who have not interviewed in years, helping them reframe their story, overcome nerves and perform with confidence. Addresses the interview trap of anxiety and blanking. 🎓 Redundancy Coaching / Outplacement Career Coaching — Support for leaders navigating career transition after redundancy. 🎓 Leadership Assessments & Tools — Advanced leadership-development assessments including the proprietary LeaderPulse tool, offering real-time feedback, mini-360 degree surveys and practical insights into leadership capability, performance and organisational impact. 🎓 Resources, Articles & Books — Written thought leadership including blog articles on CEO–CHRO partnerships, interview traps, leadership focus, ELT leadership and career comebacks, plus workbooks and CV resources. Specialties 🎯 Executive and leadership coaching for C-suite and board level 🎯 CEO coaching and senior executive development 🎯 Emerging leader and high-potential talent development 🎯 Career transition, outplacement and interview coaching 🎯 Leadership presence, influence and communication 🎯 Resilience and high-pressure performance 🎯 Board, ELT and stakeholder relationship management 🎯 Strategic clarity and decision-making under pressure 🎯 Values-behaviour alignment and sustainable leadership 🎯 Evidence-based behavioural change and 360-degree feedback Methods & Approach Nick Roud uses a structured, confidential coaching process that is not generic, formulaic or corporate for the sake of it. The approach helps leaders understand their strengths, blind spots and development needs, then turn that understanding into visible, lasting action. Sessions are evidence-based and grounded in real-world leadership rather than theory. Nick leverages his dyslexia-led thinking to challenge assumptions, spot missed connections and accelerate insight. The coaching balances challenge without noise, structure without rigidity, and depth without unnecessary complexity. Progress is measured through real-time feedback using the proprietary LeaderPulse assessment tool, including mini-360 degree surveys. Who It's For Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors seeking a confidential sounding board for complex decisions and organisational leadership. Senior executives and C-suite direct reports looking to refine their leadership style, strengthen boundaries and increase cross-functional influence. Emerging leaders and high-potential talent stepping into greater responsibility who need early support to build confidence, self-awareness and people-leading skills. Leaders in career transition or facing redundancy who need clarity and a reframed narrative for their next chapter. Executives preparing for high-stakes interviews after a long gap. Boards, HR departments and organisations across New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Singapore, France, the UK and India investing in leadership capability. Facilities & Practical Info Coaching is delivered one-to-one, primarily serving clients in Auckland, New Zealand, with international reach across 9 countries. Programs run over fixed minimum durations: CEO Coaching (12 months), Senior Executive Coaching (9 months) and Emerging Leader Coaching (6 months). All coaching is confidential and tailored. Contact is available via phone or email to schedule an initial conversation. Location Address: 17 Bishopgate Street, Birkdale, Auckland 0626, New Zealand Hours: See website for schedule The "+" ✅ Proprietary LeaderPulse assessment tool with mini-360 feedback to measure real behavioural change and coaching ROI ✅ Internationally credentialed coach with experience across 9 countries and diverse markets including Canada, Australia, Singapore, France, UK and India ✅ Dyslexia-led thinking approach that spots hidden connections and accelerates insight for faster, cleaner decision-making ✅ Evidence-based, outcome-focused methodology that tracks tangible results rather than relying on vague conversation ✅ Practical, thoughtful and direct style that is commercially aware and people focused, avoiding generic corporate language ✅ Structured long-term engagements (6, 9 and 12 months) designed for deep, sustainable transformation rather than quick fixes