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.

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The Medicine Cabinet
Recently 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…
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Twice as Amazing
“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…
The Seventh Power at Work
The 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…
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“Why Executives Around the Country Turn to a Maine Lumberyard for Lessons in Leadership” – Inc. Magazine Feature
Recently 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…
Making Work, Work
The 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…
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Amplifying Kayla’s Voice
I 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….
Casco Days
Every summer, on the last weekend of July, the Casco village green in my hometown in Maine comes alive. It’s Casco Days, and hundreds of volunteers are bustling around…
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The Shared Leadership Kings of the NBA
On 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,…
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“Why Executives Around the Country Turn to a Maine Lumberyard for Lessons in Leadership” – Inc. Magazine Feature
Recently 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…
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Party Foul
“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.”…
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Kevin Hancock Signs on with the Washington Speakers Bureau
The 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…
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Tell Yourself a Better Story
I 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,…
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We Do Hard Things
I 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…
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Leadership Has a Thousand Faces
We 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…
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Fate and the Healing of a Hurting World
I 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…
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Cutting to the Chase
It’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…
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Kevin Hancock to Speak at Chief Executive Leadership Conference
Hancock 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…
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Free To Speak
In 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…
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Fill Your Cup First
In 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…
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The True Peace
Hello! 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…