About
Latisha
Latisha is a poet, spoken-word artist and coach who spent more than twenty-five years as an HR leader in healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofits and a global Fortune 100 company, helping organizations hear their people. She founded a global employee-experience center of excellence, built women-in-leadership communities, and led people strategy through a $5.2 billion divestiture. She holds the SPHR, a B.S. in Human Resource Development and Psychology from the University of Minnesota, and Cornell certificates in Strategic HR, Employee Engagement, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Now she helps women hear themselves.
Where the VOICE Experience began
Voice
I was looking for my voice, but then I realized it was never lost.
I was waiting for permission when, in reality, I was already granted admission.
It was my belief that was holding me back,
Stopping me from engaging, thinking that somehow my voice lacked
Authority, wisdom, knowledge, credibility, and know-how.
When, after all this time, I found that it was what I was allowing
To keep me from being part of the conversation,
From thinking that I hadn’t earned the right for participation.
Then I thought: what would I do if I believed
That my voice carried messages for change,
That my input was powerful, that it could change life outcomes?
Would it change how I choose to engage?
Would I step forward and fill out my space?
Would I take my seat at the table,
Or would I allow that vacancy to continue?
In the end, we all have lost
If we give up our right to share our voice.
Latisha · March 2018