Can you imagine a workplace where purpose is the driving force, where every team member is connected to a shared vision, and where fulfillment is not just a buzzword but a lived experience? This is not some utopian dream, but a reality that forward-thinking organizations are looking to create. Listen in as we unpack the transformative power of purpose in the workplace. We'll share statistics, like how employees experience 64% higher levels of fulfillment when they identify as purpose-driven, and discuss how purpose is the foundation for direction, identity, and culture in an organization.

We'll also touch on the power of storytelling in solidifying the messages of purpose. This episode will not only change how you view work, but also inspire you to create a workplace environment that is driven by purpose, passion, and fulfillment.

Links and Resources

Help your employees find purpose—or watch them leave

Why Purpose at Work is More Important than Ever

Build A Culture Of Fulfillment With A Mission That Matters

Resources:

• Navigating a big transition? Check out our Pivot Plan: 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Big Move.
• Think coaching might be right for you? Schedule a free consultation to explore how we can help you step into your next level of leadership.
• Interested in going deeper in your own leadership and building your network? Join the waitlist for The CoCreate Work Leadership Book Club to explore the themes from this episode in community—through powerful reads, reflection prompts, and live conversations.
• Our last session of the Culture Crash Course just ended, but if you're interested in a Culture Crash Course for your organization or team, please contact us at [email protected].
• Interested in leadership development for your team? Our Workshops are a great wait to develop your team's skills and connection.
• At CoCreate Work, we believe in asking great questions. Click here to receive our guide to 40 Powerful Questions to accelerate your growth.

We would love to connect with you!

• CoCreate Work on LinkedIn
• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram
• Visit our Podcast Page

Questions you would like us to answer on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]

Get ready to flip your workplace mindset with us! In this episode, we’re talking about something unconventional - celebrating those bumps and hiccups at work that we often label as "friction." What if we “challenge” the idea that friction is a problem, and consider how friction can ignite innovation. We'll dig into the impact of communication styles, differing generational expectations, and lived experience on the creative process. Discover how we can craft working agreements that support a diverse set of perspectives and personality types, whether you're an introvert or an extrovert. Plus, we'll emphasize the importance of accountability and respect, focusing on ideas rather than personal conflicts when differences arise.

By the time you finish listening, you'll have a fresh perspective on how friction can be a driving force for innovation, creativity, and teamwork in your workplace.

Links and Resources:

The CoCreate Work Culture Certification

Resources:

• Navigating a big transition? Check out our Pivot Plan: 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Big Move.
• Think coaching might be right for you? Schedule a free consultation to explore how we can help you step into your next level of leadership.
• Interested in going deeper in your own leadership and building your network? Join the waitlist for The CoCreate Work Leadership Book Club to explore the themes from this episode in community—through powerful reads, reflection prompts, and live conversations.
• Our last session of the Culture Crash Course just ended, but if you're interested in a Culture Crash Course for your organization or team, please contact us at [email protected].
• Interested in leadership development for your team? Our Workshops are a great wait to develop your team's skills and connection.
• At CoCreate Work, we believe in asking great questions. Click here to receive our guide to 40 Powerful Questions to accelerate your growth.

We would love to connect with you!

• CoCreate Work on LinkedIn
• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram
• Visit our Podcast Page

Questions you would like us to answer on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]

Hello CoCreators!

This week's episode is a replay from last summer because it was a great conversation and we thought it would be a perfect podcast episode for May which is Mental Health Awareness month!

We are discussing all things well-being, including your personal rating across several of the dimensions of well-being:

• Mental and emotional health
• Physical health
• Work
• Sense of purpose
• Social well-being

In the episode we walk you through tips and strategies for improving your well-being in small and sustainable ways. We also walk you through our recommendations for supporting your team and their well-being, including some mistakes we see some leaders make and how to avoid them. 

When we recognize and address the different areas of well-being you create more time and space while leveraging systems to support you and your team’s well-being. It’s our intention that after listening and taking action from this episode you will feel more calm and grounded, and build a culture that is also calm, grounded, and sustainable!

Join us for Coffee and Conversation with Women In Business on May 16th in Seattle at Greenwood Sip and Ship. La'Kita and Chloe will both be there and would love to see you, so please be sure to say hello!

Episodes referenced in this episode:

018: Solo Episode 1 - What We Did (and Learned) During Sabbatical

024: How Planning Keeps You Out of the F.E.A.R. Cycle so You Can Build with L.O.V.E.

Resources:

• Navigating a big transition? Check out our Pivot Plan: 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Big Move.
• Think coaching might be right for you? Schedule a free consultation to explore how we can help you step into your next level of leadership.
• Interested in going deeper in your own leadership and building your network? Join the waitlist for The CoCreate Work Leadership Book Club to explore the themes from this episode in community—through powerful reads, reflection prompts, and live conversations.
• Our last session of the Culture Crash Course just ended, but if you're interested in a Culture Crash Course for your organization or team, please contact us at [email protected].
• Interested in leadership development for your team? Our Workshops are a great wait to develop your team's skills and connection.
• At CoCreate Work, we believe in asking great questions. Click here to receive our guide to 40 Powerful Questions to accelerate your growth.

We would love to connect with you!

• CoCreate Work on LinkedIn
• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram
• Visit our Podcast Page

Questions you would like us to answer on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]

Hello CoCreators!

In this episode of the CoCreate Work podcast, we are discussing the impact of personal development on leadership and organizational change, including the benefits of stepping outside your usual environment to engage with diverse perspectives, as well as the importance of community and networking. Chloe shares her experience attending an event in Las Vegas this past week. And we are sharing strategies for how you can leverage these opportunities for growth, including some practical advice on expanding personal and professional connections.

Some of our favorite connection and growth opportunities:

• The CoCreate Work Book Club: We start on May 1st, so there is still time to enroll!
• Jadah Sellner Retreats: Author of She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life, Jadah creates amazing spaces for entrepreneurs to come together to vision, plan, and take their businesses to the next level.
• Experts Connect: Renee Rhibar creates an immersive networking opportunity combined with business building workshop sessions!

And don't forget to join our mailing list for regular opportunities to learn, grow, and develop as a leader!

Resources:

• Navigating a big transition? Check out our Pivot Plan: 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Big Move.
• Think coaching might be right for you? Schedule a free consultation to explore how we can help you step into your next level of leadership.
• Interested in going deeper in your own leadership and building your network? Join the waitlist for The CoCreate Work Leadership Book Club to explore the themes from this episode in community—through powerful reads, reflection prompts, and live conversations.
• Our last session of the Culture Crash Course just ended, but if you're interested in a Culture Crash Course for your organization or team, please contact us at [email protected].
• Interested in leadership development for your team? Our Workshops are a great wait to develop your team's skills and connection.
• At CoCreate Work, we believe in asking great questions. Click here to receive our guide to 40 Powerful Questions to accelerate your growth.

We would love to connect with you!

• CoCreate Work on LinkedIn
• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram
• Visit our Podcast Page

Questions you would like us to answer on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]

Hello CoCreators! This week on the podcast we're talking about the importance of personal transformation and why it needs to happen before organizational transformation can happen. This is something La'Kita has been talking about for years and we heard over and over from participants the Culture Crash Course just how impactful understanding this was, so we're sharing it with you!

Mentioned in today's epsiode:

Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David

Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues by David Bradford Ph.D. and Carole Robin Ph.D. 

6 Key Levers of a Successful Organizational Transformation by Andrew White, Michael Wheelock, Adam Canwell, and Michael Smets

Resources:

• Navigating a big transition? Check out our Pivot Plan: 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Big Move.
• Think coaching might be right for you? Schedule a free consultation to explore how we can help you step into your next level of leadership.
• Interested in going deeper in your own leadership and building your network? Join the waitlist for The CoCreate Work Leadership Book Club to explore the themes from this episode in community—through powerful reads, reflection prompts, and live conversations.
• Our last session of the Culture Crash Course just ended, but if you're interested in a Culture Crash Course for your organization or team, please contact us at [email protected].
• Interested in leadership development for your team? Our Workshops are a great wait to develop your team's skills and connection.
• At CoCreate Work, we believe in asking great questions. Click here to receive our guide to 40 Powerful Questions to accelerate your growth.

We would love to connect with you!

• CoCreate Work on LinkedIn
• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram
• Visit our Podcast Page

Questions you would like us to answer on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]

Hello CoCreators! On this week’s episode we are talking all about communication including how communication impacts culture, why effective communication is so important, strategies for improving your personal communication, and finally, systems-level solutions for improving your organization’s communication! We go deep and include insights, statistics, strategies, and tools to enhance both personal and organizational effectiveness. 

Resources from today’s episode:

Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David

Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) by Amy Gallow

Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues by David Bradford and Carole Robin

Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott

Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work by Ruchika Tulshyan

P.S. We mentioned that we would include a resource for facilitating a retrospective, but it turns out we don’t have a podcast episode with that information in it…yet. We cover retrospectives in one of the lessons in the Culture Crash Course and you can get access to our free limited series where we talk about additional tools and strategies for supporting culture here.

Resources:

• Navigating a big transition? Check out our Pivot Plan: 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Big Move.
• Think coaching might be right for you? Schedule a free consultation to explore how we can help you step into your next level of leadership.
• Interested in going deeper in your own leadership and building your network? Join the waitlist for The CoCreate Work Leadership Book Club to explore the themes from this episode in community—through powerful reads, reflection prompts, and live conversations.
• Our last session of the Culture Crash Course just ended, but if you're interested in a Culture Crash Course for your organization or team, please contact us at [email protected].
• Interested in leadership development for your team? Our Workshops are a great wait to develop your team's skills and connection.
• At CoCreate Work, we believe in asking great questions. Click here to receive our guide to 40 Powerful Questions to accelerate your growth.

We would love to connect with you!

• CoCreate Work on LinkedIn
• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram
• Visit our Podcast Page

Questions you would like us to answer on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]

Welcome back to Season 3 of the CoCreate Work Podcast. We're excited to be reconnecting with you here and dive into discussions around culture, sustainability, and beyond. In this episode, we’re sharing what we’ve been doing, including a bit of a deep dive into our new Culture Crash Course which we created in partnership with Marie Schacht, CEO of Akimbo, as well as what to expect in this season of the podcast.

Resources:

• Navigating a big transition? Check out our Pivot Plan: 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Big Move.
• Think coaching might be right for you? Schedule a free consultation to explore how we can help you step into your next level of leadership.
• Interested in going deeper in your own leadership and building your network? Join the waitlist for The CoCreate Work Leadership Book Club to explore the themes from this episode in community—through powerful reads, reflection prompts, and live conversations.
• Our last session of the Culture Crash Course just ended, but if you're interested in a Culture Crash Course for your organization or team, please contact us at [email protected].
• Interested in leadership development for your team? Our Workshops are a great wait to develop your team's skills and connection.
• At CoCreate Work, we believe in asking great questions. Click here to receive our guide to 40 Powerful Questions to accelerate your growth.

We would love to connect with you!

• CoCreate Work on LinkedIn
• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram
• Visit our Podcast Page

Questions you would like us to answer on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]

Hello CoCreators!

We're thrilled to (almost) welcome you back to the CoCreate Work podcast. We've got some exciting updates for you. Firstly, we're diving into a new vibe with video content, allowing us to connect with you more directly. We're making the podcast available on YouTube, responding to the feedback from many of our listeners who frequent the platform for content. Get ready for some visual enhancements and additional insights this season!

And that's not all! We're also introducing CoCreate Work X Akimbo Culture Crash Course which will provide foundational knowledge about culture and help individuals understand and improve their organizational culture. Partnering with Akimbo, a leader in learning and community building, we are offer practical tools and resources to support anyone who joins us for the course in their culture journey. The course promises real-world applications, actionable steps, and a supportive community, with early bird registration available until the end of the week. For more information and registration, please visit cocreatework.com/crashcourse.

Resources:

• Navigating a big transition? Check out our Pivot Plan: 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Big Move.
• Think coaching might be right for you? Schedule a free consultation to explore how we can help you step into your next level of leadership.
• Interested in going deeper in your own leadership and building your network? Join the waitlist for The CoCreate Work Leadership Book Club to explore the themes from this episode in community—through powerful reads, reflection prompts, and live conversations.
• Our last session of the Culture Crash Course just ended, but if you're interested in a Culture Crash Course for your organization or team, please contact us at [email protected].
• Interested in leadership development for your team? Our Workshops are a great wait to develop your team's skills and connection.
• At CoCreate Work, we believe in asking great questions. Click here to receive our guide to 40 Powerful Questions to accelerate your growth.

We would love to connect with you!

• CoCreate Work on LinkedIn
• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram
• Visit our Podcast Page

Questions you would like us to answer on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]

Hello Co-Creators!

In this episode, we are wrapping up Season 2 of the CoCreate Work Podcast with a quick recap of our favorite episodes and a preview of what to expect when we return in September with Season 3.

Thank you so much to our amazing guests this season; Jadah Sellner, Caroline Sumners, Jen Dys, and Chrissie and Eliyah of Data Driven Rebel. If you haven’t listened to these guest episodes, August is a perfect time to get caught up!

We look forward to returning for season 3 where we will be talking more about the future of work, growing through a shifting landscape, and more! 

Thank you so much for joining us this season. If you would like to stay up-to-date with what we are doing while you wait for our return, you can still catch us all the places below!

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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• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram

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Resources:

• Navigating a big transition? Check out our Pivot Plan: 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Big Move.
• Think coaching might be right for you? Schedule a free consultation to explore how we can help you step into your next level of leadership.
• Interested in going deeper in your own leadership and building your network? Join the waitlist for The CoCreate Work Leadership Book Club to explore the themes from this episode in community—through powerful reads, reflection prompts, and live conversations.
• Our last session of the Culture Crash Course just ended, but if you're interested in a Culture Crash Course for your organization or team, please contact us at [email protected].
• Interested in leadership development for your team? Our Workshops are a great wait to develop your team's skills and connection.
• At CoCreate Work, we believe in asking great questions. Click here to receive our guide to 40 Powerful Questions to accelerate your growth.

We would love to connect with you!

• CoCreate Work on LinkedIn
• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram
• Visit our Podcast Page

Questions you would like us to answer on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]

This week on the podcast we are excited to be sharing our conversation with Chrissie Riese and Eliya Finkelstein of Data Driven Rebel all about their partnership.

Chrissie & Eliya are a pair of data-driven growth consultants who bring together over 30 years of marketing experience to support their clients by building a marketing ecosystem that leverages data to build relationships at scale. Their no-holds-barred, everything-on-the-table, data-doesn’t-lie attitude has helped their clients make millions in revenue without sacrificing their integrity or resorting to chucking spaghetti at the wall as a strategy.

In this episode, Chrissie and Eliya are sharing the story of how they became partners, what considerations they made in forming their partnership, and the benefits and challenges that come with being business partners. Chrissie and Eliya have so many insightful tips, as well as what worked for them and what didn’t. We loved this conversation! And if you’ve ever thought about forming a partnership, or just been curious about what it might be like to form a partnership, this episode is for you!

Finally, you can find Chrissie and Eliya all the places:

Instagram: Data Driven Rebel, Chrissie, Eliya

TikTok: Data Driven Rebel

LinkedIn: Chrissie, Eliya

Facebook: Data Driven Rebel

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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• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram

Visit our P...

Resources:

• Navigating a big transition? Check out our Pivot Plan: 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Big Move.
• Think coaching might be right for you? Schedule a free consultation to explore how we can help you step into your next level of leadership.
• Interested in going deeper in your own leadership and building your network? Join the waitlist for The CoCreate Work Leadership Book Club to explore the themes from this episode in community—through powerful reads, reflection prompts, and live conversations.
• Our last session of the Culture Crash Course just ended, but if you're interested in a Culture Crash Course for your organization or team, please contact us at [email protected].
• Interested in leadership development for your team? Our Workshops are a great wait to develop your team's skills and connection.
• At CoCreate Work, we believe in asking great questions. Click here to receive our guide to 40 Powerful Questions to accelerate your growth.

We would love to connect with you!

• CoCreate Work on LinkedIn
• CoCreate Work on Instagram
• La’Kita on Instagram
• Chloe on Instagram
• Visit our Podcast Page

Questions you would like us to answer on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]