Idea Sharing Archive

Welcome to the Business of Shared Leadership blog! This weekly installment features thought-provoking posts and discussions about inspired leadership topics, authored by Kevin Hancock.

#29 | THE PROBLEM WITH IT ALL . . .
“It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom.” —Mahatma Gandhi   The potential blessing of this essay series is that I am writing from experience. The…
#28 | SLOW DOWN TO SPEED UP
“Strange what being slowed down could do to a person.” —Nicholas Sparks   Even though the gymnasium was filled with whistles, shouting, and squeaking sneakers, I can still hear…
#27 | THE DIVERSE POTENTIAL OF SHARED LEADERSHIP
“Do not wait for the green light. You are the green light.” —Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana Shortly after participating in the Leadership Learning Exchange for Equity sponsored by the Maine…
#26 | “TRUST IS THE COIN OF THE REALM”
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” —Ernest Hemingway On December 13, 2020, former secretary of state George Shultz turned one…
#25 | UNSUBSCRIBE
“Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” —Dalai Lama Several months ago I was sitting with the vice chair of our board of directors, Jim…
#24 | HALFTIME
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” —Martin Luther King This is essay #24, the halfway…
#23 | SOFTENING OUR EDGES
“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” —John Green I have trepidations about taking on this topic but even more about letting it go,…
#21 | HOLD THAT DOOR
“Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration.” —Margaret Chase Smith It can feel overwhelming to take on the subject of advancing social harmony in a delicate and…
#20 | CHINA’S HALL PASS
“A global citizen is someone who identifies first and foremost not as a member of a state, tribe or nation, but instead as a member of the human race.”…
#19 | INDIGENOUS WISDOM
“It is hard to follow one great vision in this world of darkness and of many changing shadows. Among those shadows men get lost.” —Black Elk I have dedicated…
#18 | SAWING THROUGH COVID
“For it is dangerous to attach one’s self to the crowd in front, and so long as each one of us is more willing to trust another than to…
#17 | AMERICA ALWAYS GETS WHAT IT PAYS FOR
“The devil doesn’t come in a red cape and pointy horns. He comes as everything you ever wished for.” —Tucker Max On Thursday, March 11, 2020, I left the…
#16 | THE FUTURE TRAVELS THROUGH THE PAST
“No future without forgiveness.” —Bishop Desmond Tutu It’s not just those in positions of leadership or privilege who must become more self-aware. In the last two essays I have…
#15 | WHITE SPACE
“One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our…
#14 | RESURRECTING MARY
“Jesus’s inner circle of disciples includes both men and women on an equal footing. There is no distinction made between a male group of disciples and a female group…
#13 | OH . . . THE STORIES WE’VE TOLD
“La Storia di questi avvenimenti fu scritta dai vincitori.” (“The history of these events was written by the winners.”) –Italian proverb Are you aware that your view of the…
#12 | SUNSETTING MY IPHONE
2021 IDEA-SHARING ADVENTURE SERIES BY KEVIN HANCOCK “If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night I bet they would live a lot differently.” —Bill Watterson It…
#11 | A SELF-ABSORBED AMERICA
2021 IDEA-SHARING ADVENTURE SERIES BY KEVIN HANCOCK “The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” —John Muir Last week…
#10 | THE CEO ROLE
2021 IDEA-SHARING ADVENTURE SERIES BY KEVIN HANCOCK “Every writer I know has trouble writing.” —Joseph Heller I often have to write for a while before it becomes clear to…
#9 | HENRY, MAMIE, EDDIE, AND BUTCH
2021 IDEA-SHARING ADVENTURE SERIES BY KEVIN HANCOCK “Your choices and efforts, be they small or grand, define who you are.” —Richelle Goodrich Henry and Mamie Wilson migrated north from…