“I have developed hugely in my Principal role and attribute a lot of this to Nik and his coaching.”
“Nik brings a blend of strategic insight, relational leadership, and practical expertise, and his impact on our team has been both deep and enduring. We look forward to continuing our work with Nik.”
“What distinguishes Nik’s leadership work is his ability to build deep trust and create a learning environment where leaders feel safe to be open, vulnerable, reflective, and aspirational. His relational adeptness has enabled our team to step confidently into their leadership identities whilst celebrating the opportunities and responsibilities that leadership provides. ”
Senior Consultant
Nik House
Nik has more than 20 years experience in schools, as a teacher, leader and principal (15 years in 3 schools ranging from small and rural to larger and urban). He has strengths in leadership coaching and mentoring; curriculum design; and organisational culture, having implemented distributive leadership structures to equip and empower staff at all levels. Nik is passionate about growing people’s capability and helping them align their efforts around common aspirational goals.
Nik has led principal professional networks, partnerships with iwi, and research projects including the development of mana-enhancing student leadership initiatives for tamariki Māori. Nik has also helped schools transition from single cell practice to highly effective collaborative, innovative learning spaces, including design, change leadership and professional learning. Nik also has considerable experience in Kahui Ako governance and appointments; RTLB clusters, Principals’ Associations and MoE advisory groups.
Key strengths:
Visioning and strategic planning
Leadership coaching and mentoring.
Visioning, organisational culture, communication and visual identity.
Effective team function, collaboration, coherence and alignment.
Governance and Boards of Trustees.
“Over the past two years, Nik House has been instrumental in fundamentally growing the leadership capabilities of both our senior and middle teams. His insightful guidance has been a game-changer for our kura, directly helping us to shape a positive staff culture built on genuine trust and mutual support, and significantly boosting the confidence of our leaders across all levels.”