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.

World cloud bubble
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…
Fill Cups
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…
Tipi on the plains
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…
The Mullah and His Keys
In my last post we discussed how change is created. It’s an inside job. We become what we wish to see. The outer world is a mirror, projecting back…
Within-Beside-Beyond
Change. It’s one of life’s constants, and one of the few guarantees that can be made to all humans. Although our Universe is in constant motion and flux, change…
What if everyone on Earth felt trusted, respected, valued, and heard?
Below is Whisper #48 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
The center is really everywhere
Below is Whisper #47 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
We are the cause of the high-speed wobble
Below is Whisper #46 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
We are living in the age of the high-speed wobble
Below is Whisper #45 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
We are transitioning from physical to spiritual beings
Below is Whisper #44 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
Everyone picks the the date, time, and place of their birth
Below is Whisper #43 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
No one picks the the date, time, and place of their birth
Below is Whisper #42 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
Conformity of Thought Kills Alignment
Below is Whisper #41 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
Stay On Your Mission
Below is Whisper #40 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
Draw Bigger Circles
Below is Whisper #39 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
Awareness And Connectivity are Powerful Acts
Below is Whisper #38 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
Man standing in front of Devils Tower, South Dakota
Nature Has Acquired Consciousness
Below is Whisper #37 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
Endurance Has a Purpose
Below is Whisper #36 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
A tree-scape in South Dakota
The Dream is Alive
Below is Whisper #35 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…
Dog Sleeping on Bench.
Let’s Put Work Back In Its Place
Below is Whisper #34 from my latest book, 48 WHISPERS, which is a collection of photographs and personal meditations created across a decade of travel to the Pine Ridge Indian…