La’Kita Williams is the founder and principal strategist of CoCreate Work, a workplace culture consultancy guiding businesses to systems-level changes that result in measurable successes and true inclusivity.
As a certified professional coach with a Masters in Social Work and 20+ years of experience, La’Kita is passionate about helping leaders perform the deep work of personal transformation, which is a critical element for organizational transformation. She firmly believes culture is not separate from strategy — it IS strategy. She has done culture-building work with organizations from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. La’Kita has been quoted in several national outlets including The New York Times and written for Harvard Business Review.
While I love and admire everything La’Kita is doing professionally, I really wanted to talk to her on a more personal level for this conversation. I’m grateful she was willing to dive in and go deep with this conversation!
Listen to hear La’Kita share:

How a health crisis in the middle of the pandemic upended her life and resulted in her diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis

How her diagnosis impacted her 4 children who were ages 10-20 years old at the time of her diagnosis

The changes she had to make with her relationship with ambition as a result of her diagnosis

How she uses Spoon Theory to manage her energy daily

Her advice to other leaders or folks who are managing chronic illnesses, including what pieces and resources to get in place to protect yourself at work

What needs to happen systemically to provide protection for people with chronic illnesses so that disclosing chronic illness isn’t putting someone at risk of losing their job 

The critical importance of flexible schedules and WFH flexibility across all organizations and industries who claim to be creating accessible, inclusive workplaces and communities

What her company, Co-Create, does to create a great culture in the organizations they partner with  

Her vision of the future of leadership


Links mentioned:

Connect with La’Kita and her work: cocreatework.com


La'Kita's Instagram

La'Kita's LinkedIn

CoCreate Work Instagram

CoCreate Work LinkedIn


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