La’Kita Williams: Challenging Our Current Ideas of Leadership & Work

What if you could do more impactful work? ✨

 

In Season 2, Episode 8 of I’m Lost, So What?, Cassandra is joined by long-term client, La’Kita Williams, for an honest conversation around work, leadership, and the realities of running a business with a chronic illness.

 

If you’ve been looking for inspiration to take the next step in any area of your life - this conversation is a lil’ dose of what it can look like to challenge our current situation to create something better for ourselves.

 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

 

• Why leadership development can benefit everyone
• Systems you can implement in your life to prioritize your well-being
• La’Kita’s story on running a business with Multiple Sclerosis

 

La'Kita Williams (she/her),  Founder, Culture Strategist, Executive Coach

 

La’Kita Williams is the founder of CoCreate Work. She has over 18 years of diverse experience ranging from corporate sales and training to talent management and organizational development. She specializes in taking a systems approach and works to connect systemic efforts to the individual outcomes at each level of the organization.

 

As a certified professional coach and trained Master’s level Social Worker, she has worked with small businesses, organizations, founders, and CEOs to strategically plan and design company culture, lead change, and enhance team experience. La’Kita has been quoted in the New York Times and published in Harvard Business Review.

 

Connect with La’Kita M. Williams elsewhere:

 

• La’Kita’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakitafwilliams/ 
• La’Kita’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lakitamwilliams/ 
• CoCreate Work’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cocreatework 
• CoCreate Work’s Website - https://cocreatework.com/ 
• CoCreate Work’s article on Harvard Business Review -  https://hbr.org/2023/11/to-put-your-company-values-into-action-create-working-agreements 

 

Connect with Cassandra and her business elsewhere:

 

• Cassandra’s Personal Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cassandratle/ 
• The Quirky Pineapple Studio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thequirkypineapplestudio/ 
• The Quirky Pineapple Studio Website - https://thequirkypineapple.com/ 
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