Tag: Shared Leadership
Kevin Hancock presents to the attendees of The Prouty Project on the potential of organizations to become employee centric.
READ ARTICLEThis bronze statue, titled Bitter Memory of Childhood, stands in the center of the walkway at the Holodomor Victims Memorial in Kiev, Ukraine, embodying the message that overreaching has consequences. “Death is the solution to all problems. No man—no problem.” —Joseph Stalin In 2017 I traveled to Kiev, Ukraine, to interview two survivors of the…
READ ARTICLERecently I got a new medicine cabinet above my sink in our bathroom at home. Its predecessor had been there for twenty years, so this was a big change for me and my stuff. Shortly after its installation, the trouble started. The fasteners that held the second glass shelf in place kept loosening. This in…
READ ARTICLE“I can imagine no greater heroism than motherhood.” —Lance Conrad By most estimates, humans have been on Earth for 200,000 years, and approximately 110 billion humans have lived during that period. There are so many places to go with this data, but viewed through any lens, it’s miraculous! I have twice now seen our daughter…
READ ARTICLEThe following is an excerpt from my book, The Seventh Power: One CEO’s Journey into the Business of Shared Leadership. For centuries, societies across the globe have been systematically indoctrinated into the belief system that power, control, and higher authority live “out there” somewhere, beyond our reach, in a faraway capital, with a government leader,…
READ ARTICLEThe data is in from Gallup’s 2024 Global Workplace Survey, and once again, it’s not good. Only 33 percent of American workers describe their work experience as deeply meaningful or engaging. Globally, the data gets worse: Only 23 percent of humanity’s 3 billion workers find their job engaging. Approximately 160 million Americans work, and 67…
READ ARTICLEI would like to share this essay by Kayla McLean. Kayla is a high school student here in Maine preparing for college and this is her college admissions essay. Her writing speaks for itself and through this post I am simply sharing and amplifying her already amazing voice. I would add that her message resonates…
READ ARTICLEOn June 17, 2024, I watched the Boston Celtics win their record-setting eighteenth NBA title at the TD Garden before a euphoric, sold-out crowd. As a lifetime basketball player, coach, and fan, this was a joyous experience for me. Under any circumstances I would have been deeply committed to the Celtics winning, but this season…
READ ARTICLERecently featured in Inc. Magazine , check out this article featuring Kevin Hancock, Hancock Lumber, and Nando’s North America titled, “Why Executives Around the Country Turn to a Maine Lumberyard for Lessons in Leadership” by Nicole Gull McElroy. Click here to read the full article!
READ ARTICLE“Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can easily be lost, but never is fully won. Its essence is eternal struggle.” —William Hastie On June 27, 2024, I watched the globally televised debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump in a semi-dazed state of…
READ ARTICLEThe Business of Shared Leadership and Hancock Lumber are excited to announce that Kevin Hancock has joined the Washington Speakers Bureau (WSB) network as a keynote speaker, bringing topics such as shared leadership, employee engagement, and healing from within to audiences across industries and geographies. The world’s largest talent agency specializing in corporate speaking events,…
READ ARTICLEI have a friend who is a remarkable hypnotherapist in Portland, Maine. Her name is Maggie Clement, and I have been a grateful client of hers for many years, dating back to when I first acquired my voice condition, spasmodic dysphonia. At the peak of my speaking difficulties, years ago, Maggie helped me to realize…
READ ARTICLEI have a Peloton bike in my basement. To date, I have taken 884 rides. My favorite instructor is Emma Lovewell, and my goal, each ride, is to finish in the top 20 percent. During a ride Emma is a bundle of energy with her smiles, her dance moves, and her wisdom. She’s an optimist,…
READ ARTICLEWe had perhaps the best seats at the Royal River Grill House in Yarmouth, Maine: a table for two beside a big window, looking out onto a coastal winter landscape where the river makes its way to the open sea. Reflective and calm, it was a perfect place to think about leadership. Sara Binkhorst sat…
READ ARTICLEI have a dear friend from Pasadena, California, named Tom Shenk. He’s one of the most accomplished executive coaches and business leadership consultants of his generation. And fate brought him into my life. We’ve known each other for just four years, and yet he’s affirmed, refined, and sparked many of my most valued beliefs…
READ ARTICLEIt’s reported that Mark Twain once said, I didn’t have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one. Here’s my attempt at honoring Twain’s satirical wisdom on the value of condensing our messages. The summation of all my most valued personal learning, speaking, and writing to date can be…
READ ARTICLEHancock Lumber and the Business of Shared Leadership are excited to announce Kevin Hancock, Chairman of Hancock Lumber and award-winning author, has been selected as one of the six world-class speakers to present at the upcoming Chief Executive Leadership Conference in Phoenix, AZ. This 2-day conference will allow attendees unparalleled access to the realm of extraordinary growth and strategic foresight…
READ ARTICLEIn 2010 I acquired a rare neurological voice disorder called spasmodic dysphonia. Speaking, something I had always taken for granted and done a lot of, was suddenly a difficult chore. In the years that followed I worked with a voice therapist by the name of Connie Pike who also had SD but overcame it. She…
READ ARTICLEIn 2023 I co-developed an executive coaching program designed to encourage business leaders to use their personal positions of influence to give other people a stronger voice. Modern leadership should be about dispersing power, not collecting it. In the place of work, business leadership should aspire to make work more meaningful and energy-giving for those…
READ ARTICLEHello! This week I simply want to share with you my favorite wisdom drop from Black Elk. Black Elk is the most famous Lakota wichasa wakan (holy man or medicine man) of the twentieth century. He came of age before the reservation era, when the Sioux tribes were strong, prosperous, and free. Black Elk was…
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