The CoCreators by CoCreate Work

Hello CoCreators!

This week’s episode is all about good reads!  La’Kita & Chloe share with us the books that made the top of their lists this year.  These books were read (or re-read) in 2022 and resonated personally or had an impact on transforming the future of work with the CoCreate Work clients.  And you don’t want to miss which title channels their inner Oprah! 

As always, we want to hear from you! Let us know which of these books you plan to read in 2023! Already read one of these titles? We would love to hear how they’ve made an impact on you as a leader in your organization.

• Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better by Woo-Kyoung Ahn
• The Prepared Leader by: Erika H. James and Lynn Perry Wooten
• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind & Body in the Healing of Trauma by: Bessel Van Der Kolk
• Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by Adrienne Maree Brown
• Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
• Inclusion on Purpose by Ruchika Tulshyan
• What Doesn’t Kill You by Tessa Miller
• She Builds by Jadah Selner

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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• La’Kita on Instagram
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Resources:

• Leading through growth takes intention. Our capabilities deck shows how we help founders and leadership teams lead boldly and build cultures that scale.
• 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.

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 we are delighted to wrap up our discussion on hiring with our second guest, Mel Carson.

Mel is Founder & CEO at Delightful Communications, a B2B Technology Marketing Agency based in Seattle. For over twenty years, he's been on a mission to help brands and their leaders be more discoverable, shareable, and memorable. He lives on Bainbridge Island with his wife Ashley, who runs the operations for Delightful, their two fierce daughters, and an assortment of pets and wildlife. 

During this conversation Mel shares how he has grown his team from a few team members to a team of over 30. He shares the importance of branding, creating a set of principles for the business, and the importance of optimism when growing your team. 

Be sure to tune in to this week’s episode to hear more about the culture that has been created at Delightful, how Mel and his team have made Delightful a business that’s attractive, and Mel’s top four attributes of a successful leader.

How to Connect with Mel:

• www.melcarson.com 
• Mel on LinkedIn
• Mel on Instagram
• Delightful Communications on Instagram

Don’t forget to check out our resources 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:

• Leading through growth takes intention. Our capabilities deck shows how we help founders and leadership teams lead boldly and build cultures that scale.
• 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.

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 we had the privilege of sitting down with the Founder and CEO of Blue Daisi, Moji Igun, to discuss her process of hiring Blue Daisi’s first team member.  Moji, currently based in Seattle, WA, is a speaker, writer, and sustainability consultant who works with businesses and organizations that want to grow their sustainability practices by pursuing zero waste. 

In this episode, Moji shares with La’Kita and Chloe how trust was a key factor in adding to her team.  She had to learn to trust the process of hiring laid out through coaching with CoCreate Work, trust herself as a business leader and her ability to make the right decision on who to hire as well as trust the person she ultimately selected while gradually relinquishing control of different aspects of business operations. Moji also shares her experience using our comprehensive training - Hiring the Right Team for your Business 

Tune in to hear about this and many more insights Moji learned on her journey during the hiring process.

How to connect with Moji:

• https://bluedaisi.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/mojiigun/
• Moji on Instagram

Don’t forget to check out our resources below for the self-paced course on hiring mentioned in the episode.

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:

• Leading through growth takes intention. Our capabilities deck shows how we help founders and leadership teams lead boldly and build cultures that scale.
• 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.

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’ve had some great conversations over the last few weeks discussing important elements in hiring the right team.  This week La’Kita and Chloe are answering some of the questions you submitted on hiring the right team.  We share 3 critical skills-based elements that are important to the future of work and answers to other questions such as:

• How to create a compelling job description
• How to evaluate and select candidates
• Using social media as tool to use for recruiting 
• And how we are advising clients on hiring in the current environment
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Don’t forget to check out our resources below for a self-paced course on hiring and the CoCreate Work short question guide mentioned in the episode.  

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:

• Leading through growth takes intention. Our capabilities deck shows how we help founders and leadership teams lead boldly and build cultures that scale.
• 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.

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!

After you’ve reviewed what seems like an endless number of resumes, interviewed several candidates and said yes to the ideal candidate to fill the open role on your team, what comes next?  

Onboarding!

Having a great system for onboarding is foundational to adding new team members to your organization.  As we continue our discussion on Hiring the Right Team, La’Kita and Chloe share 3 important considerations, or the 3 C’s for onboarding:

• Collaboration 
• Clarity
• Connection

If you are a founder or leader and find hiring the right people challenging, let us help! Check out our resources below for our self-paced course on hiring. 

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:

• Leading through growth takes intention. Our capabilities deck shows how we help founders and leadership teams lead boldly and build cultures that scale.
• 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.

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 our last episode, La'Kita and Chloe discussed the importance of hiring the right team for your business.  During the process of hiring, many leaders find themselves frustrated, believing the myth that there are "no good people out there" or even waiting until the 11th hour to add team members and rushing through the process.  

Have you been in this position as a founder?  This week, the conversation is about strategies for hiring- Versus Edition!  Tune in to find out which of these hiring aspects get the green light from CoCreate Work. 

• Attraction vs. Over-selling
• Building a hiring system vs. fly by your seat hiring
• Hiring the people you need vs. hiring the people you know
• Culture add vs culture fit 
• Hiring for now vs hiring for the future
• Fixed culture vs learning culture
• Abundance mindset vs. scarcity mindset 

Take the Challenge! 

Where are you now with these trends?  Take some time this week to rate yourself on each category and then pick 2-3 to start working on to improve your hiring system.

Don’t forget to check out our resources below, including our self-paced course on culture and Hiring the Right Team for Your Business!   

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:

• Leading through growth takes intention. Our capabilities deck shows how we help founders and leadership teams lead boldly and build cultures that scale.
• 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.

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!

As a leader, hiring the right team is one of the most important things you can do.  According to LinkedIn 76% of hiring managers admit that attracting the right candidates is their biggest challenge. As a lot of leaders are currently growing their teams, we thought this would be a great time to talk about all things hiring! 

In this week’s episode La’Kita and Chloe chat about:

• Why hiring the right team is important 
• Current hiring challenges in the marketplace
• What you should consider as you are preparing to hire  
• How to know when to hire

Don’t forget to check out the resources below for our self-paced course on hiring.  

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:

• Leading through growth takes intention. Our capabilities deck shows how we help founders and leadership teams lead boldly and build cultures that scale.
• 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.

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 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 - [email protected]

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

Visit our P...

Resources:

• Leading through growth takes intention. Our capabilities deck shows how we help founders and leadership teams lead boldly and build cultures that scale.
• 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.

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! 

This week we are wrapping up our conversation on Burnout by answering your questions! If you’ve missed any of the previous episodes, check them out here and let us know your thoughts.  

La'Kita and Chloe answer:

• How much you should share with your team when you as a leader are struggling
• How to stay consistent as a leader
• How to handle things when we are experiencing burnout or grief as a society

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:

• Leading through growth takes intention. Our capabilities deck shows how we help founders and leadership teams lead boldly and build cultures that scale.
• 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.

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 are excited to have Marie Schacht, CEO of Akimbo, join the CoCreate Work Podcast this week to share her journey through burnout with us.  Hear how Marie recognized some of the non-traditional signs of burnout we talked about in Episode 001, what she did to work through burnout, and how she addresses burnout with her team. 

Lessons from Marie about burnout:

• Take time for recovery, not just rest
• You can't perform your way out of burnout
• Burnout is not a personal flaw
• You need to create a culture where you people can ask for what they need

 
More about Marie:

Marie is the Chief Executive Officer of Akimbo, a team of learning professionals actively creating a future of learning. It’s no surprise that she loves learning and finds ways every day to embrace her inner teacher.

Marie works at the intersection of design, community, equity, hospitality, and adventure. She creates learning journeys that offer Akimbo's students the space to understand who they are and empower them to discover where they want to go. At Akimbo, Marie blends her collective experience into a special kind of magic.

She’s also an aspiring wine sommelier and a fan of instant pot cooking. Marie lives to move and explore, you’ll probably catch her flying in an airplane, riding a bike or running trails somewhere.

How to Connect with Marie:

• https://www.altmba.com  
• https://www.linkedin.com/school/altmba/
• IG: @altmba

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:

• Leading through growth takes intention. Our capabilities deck shows how we help founders and leadership teams lead boldly and build cultures that scale.
• 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.

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]