006: Chronic Illness, Entrepreneurship and Work with our Founder La'Kita Williams

Hello CoCreators!

This week’s episode features an important conversation about chronic illness and work.  Tune in as our founder, La’Kita, opens up about her Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosis and how that’s changed her life as an entrepreneur.  

La’Kita and Chloe also discuss creating a sustainability model for your business when you are a leader and have a chronic illness, having a solid support system in place, and things that employers might do to support employees with chronic illness. This is an issue really close to us at CoCreate Work, we would love to hear your thoughts, your experiences, and/or any questions you have on how to build an inclusive workplace for those with chronic illness and disability.  Email us at - [e-mail]

Resources for MS and Chronic Illness:

• The National MS Society 
• We Are Illmatic - Support for Black women with MS  
• How Managers Can Support Employees with Chronic Illnesses (hbr.org)
• The Invisible Kingdom - Book on Chronic Illness 
• Between Two Kingdoms — Suleika Jaouad - A Memoir on the author Suleika Jaouad's cancer diagnosis (Note from La'Kita: this book was so dear and comforting to me after my diagnosis with MS) 

Resources:

• We're launching a Culture Certification Course this year! Are you ready to learn the step by step process for building great culture?! You can learn more here!
• Our Shared Purpose, Mission, and Principles Audit is a great opportunity for you to make sure you have the compass you need to provide purpose-driven direction, create an inclusive culture, engage team members, and make purpose-aligned decisions.
• At CoCreate Work, we believe in asking great questions. Click here to receive our guide to 40 Powerful Questions to accelerate your growth.
• Check out our hiring course, Hiring the Right Team for Your Business, and be sure to subscribe to our email list so you'll know when it's available for purchase.

We would love to connect with you!

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Resources:

• Registration for The Culture Certification from CoCreate Work is now live. The Culture Certification is an 18-week live, virtual intensive that empowers human-centered leaders with actionable strategies to shape the future of work in any organization. Are you ready to learn the step by step process for building great culture?! You can learn more here!
• Interested in going deeper in your own leadership? Join our Leadership Book Club to explore the themes from this episode in community—through powerful reads, reflection prompts, and live conversations.<