Leadership, Media, Performance and Justice with Denise Nurse

A key characteristic of an everyday leader is decision making. We are humans and sometimes we find making decisions challenging, we will procrastinate, prevaricate and do something else without ever doing really making a decision. Real leaders make decisions and deal with whatever happens next. These words from my latest guest on Everyday Leadership Denise Nurse reflects how Denise approached life as a lawyer, presenter and entrepreneur using her five values as a foundation to make decisions and succeed in multiple careers. About DeniseDenise is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Success Coach of DBN ENTERPRISES as well as the Co-Founder of the Black Founders Hub a peer networking group for ambitious black founded services businesses and Co-Founder of Support SEND Kids an organisation that uses technology to aggregate and amplify voices currently supporting the SEND community She is also a lawyer, presenter, entrepreneur and board member of One Dance UK and Uchenna Dance Company. She was the CEO and co-founder of Halebury, a law firm that specialised in flexible working for senior lawyers. In 2018 she and her co-founder sold the business to Elevate Services Inc where she was Vice President of the global flexible resourcing business till 2020. She has presented for Sky Weather, Sky Travel, BBC's Escape to the Country, advised on consumer and legal issues on the BBC's Watchdog to name a few. Connect with Denise Website LinkedIn Twitter Some topics we cover in this episode: Why it is important to take yourself out of your comfort zone and practical tips to help you push past your fear Why Leaders need to invest in their personal development and back themselves Recognising transferable skills i.e between present and being a lawyer Understand and leading a life aligned with your values Focusing on the outcome what is the result we are trying to create here Co-Founding a non-traditional law firm Introducing flexible working in 2007 to clients who struggled to understand the concept Unlearning and relearning Why our education system does not set us up for success Definition of Leadership Connect with me Website: https://mindsetshift.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sopeagbelusi/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sopeagbelusi/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sope_Agbelusi Email: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPREAD THE WORD. LEAVE A RATING, REVIEW, AND FEEDBACKYou can do this on Apple podcast or on Stitcher Your ratings and reviews help us place the podcast in front of new leaders and listeners. I appreciate you and your support! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have a question, comment or a topic you want to be discussed? Send me a voice message: https://mindsetshift.co.uk/#ask-me-anything Connect with SopeWebsite | Youtube | Instagram | LinkedInDid you find this helpful? If you like this episode, please leave a review or share it with someone who could benefit from listening.  We’re always keen to get feedback so if you have any thoughts, send us an email at [email protected]