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In this article, Kevin Hancock writes about how Hancock Lumber became a Best Places to Work by comparing it to how a baby learns to walk. By learning without instruction, people will engage with their natural curiosity and begin to excel at their projects. Click here to read the article.
READ ARTICLEIn October 2022, Kevin Hancock was the keynote speaker at the Next-gen Family Business Retreat. With record-breaking numbers of attendees, it was an extremely successful event. “Kevin gave me a lot to think about on the way home specifically. He talked big picture, purpose, and I think at the end of the day when you…
READ ARTICLEIn September 2022, Kevin Hancock was the keynote speaker for the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP) Northeast Lean Conference. He spoke about his book The Seventh Power and how that amplifies leading, enabling, and nurturing (LEAN) through the collaboration effect. Kevin shared his journey to finding the shared leadership model, as well as what it has…
READ ARTICLEOn this podcast, Kevin Hancock speaks with Warriors for Peace host Donna Seebo about his book Not For Sale: Finding Center in the Land of Crazy Horse. They speak about the challenges that are prevalent at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and what Kevin has done to help the community there. He also speaks about…
READ ARTICLEIn this podcast, Kevin Hancock speaks with the PR Maven podcast host Nancy Marshall about leadership. Kevin shares how his leadership style has changed over the last decade and what elements helped show him the path to dispersed power and leadership. They talk about the importance of change and embracing the need to adapt to…
READ ARTICLEIn this podcast, Kevin Hancock speaks to Safe Space host Franco Lombardo about successfully running a business without speaking. They discuss Kevin’s journey, from losing his voice to finding it again and the lessons he learned along the way. Kevin talks about the successes gained from listening, empowering voices, and sharing leadership throughout the organization….
READ ARTICLEKevin Hancock recently keynoted the 2022 NHPA All-Industry Conference, co-located at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, part of a 3-day event featuring speakers and panels from industry experts and top-performing retailers. Attendees came away with numerous insights and best practices they can implement in their own businesses, including from Kevin Hancock’s keynote titled, “Employees First: Disrupting Assumptions…
READ ARTICLEIn this article featured in the March 2022 NRLA Lumber Co-Operator, Kevin Hancock writes about digital equality in the workplace. Kevin explores the two groups of employees that the digital age has produced in lumberyards: the group that uses laptops and computers regularly and those that do not. He continues to write about how Hancock…
READ ARTICLE“Kevin spoke at our annual conference in Tampa – and hoo-boy, it is not a speech anyone will forget. His story is gripping. He is compelling. He gives a lot of himself and he give the audience a lot to think about. At the end of his talk, the entire audience erupted into a…
READ ARTICLEIn this podcast, Kevin Hancock speaks with Path11 Podcast host April Hannah about his newest book 48 Whispers and his journeys to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. They discuss the loss of Kevin’s voice and how it led him on a quest to find his center, regain his voice, and help strengthen the…
READ ARTICLEFamily Business Magazine captures Kevin’s journey and new leadership model in their March 2022 article, Voices Carry. Writer Margaret Sheen tells the story of Kevin losing his voice, the journey he went on to find his voice, and the lessons he learned along the way—and, ultimately, how those lessons translated into a new, modern leadership…
READ ARTICLEIn this podcast, Kevin Hancock speaks with The PR Maven Podcast host Nancy Marshall about shared leadership. They begin by speaking about the importance of continuing to change, even if your business is over 150 years old. He shares how his personal journey led to a change in leadership style for Hancock Lumber and what…
READ ARTICLEAs part of Hancock Lumber’s HBS Dealer’s national ‘ProDealer of the Year’ recognition, HBSDealer magazine featured the company on the cover of their March 2022 edition. Ken Clark’s “Architects of Shared Leadership” cover story shares their leadership teams’ voices and highlights Hancock Lumber’s success as an employee-centric, shared leadership business—and, how Kevin Hancock’s vision to…
READ ARTICLEIn this podcast, Kevin Hancock speaks with Enlightenment of Change podcast host Connie Whitman. They speak together about his book The Seventh Power, One CEO’s Journey into the Business of Shared Leadership. They speak about the power of shared leadership and what the benefits are to both the employees and the company. Kevin speaks from experience…
READ ARTICLEIn this podcast, Kevin Hancock speaks with Work and Life Podcast host Stew Friedman about the changes his leadership style and life underwent after losing his voice. Kevin shares how important changing way he approached leadership became and how strengthening the voices of others to help them find their true, authentic self became his life…
READ ARTICLEIn this podcast, Kevin Hancock speaks with Exploring Possibilities podcast host Sheryl Sitts about shared leadership. Kevin shares his journey to a new leadership style and how dispersing power helps liberate people. He talks about the impact that listening has on the people in an organization. They discuss the outcome of dispersing leadership at Hancock…
READ ARTICLEIn this podcast, Kevin Hancock speaks with Human Capital Innovations Podcast host Dr. John Westover about shared leadership and employee-centric organizations. They discuss the differences, benefits, and drawbacks of capital-centric organizations and how the shift to shared leadership has impacted Hancock Lumber. “We have been at it for over a decade, so we have very…
READ ARTICLEIn this video, Kevin Hancock speaks with Deliberate Directions host Allison Dunn about shared leadership and dispersed power. They discuss what prompted his leadership philosophy to change and how the company has benefitted from these changes. He discusses Hancock Lumber’s participation in the Best Places to Work in Maine surveys, as well as the outcome…
READ ARTICLEIn this podcast, Kevin Hancock speaks to Leadership Re-Imagined host Dr. Jane Lovas about his leadership philosophy and The Seventh Power: One CEO’s Journey Into the Business of Shared Leadership. They discuss how his leadership style changed from top-down to shared and dispersed power. He shares his story about how his leadership style so drastically changed…
READ ARTICLEIn this podcast, Kevin Hancock speaks to Lucid Cafe host Wendy Halley about his books, Not For Sale, The Seventh Power, and 48 Whispers. They speak about the challenges that losing Kevin’s voice presented and how he was able to overcome and feel that his new condition was a gift. Kevin shares about his journey to Pine Ridge…
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