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.

Man standing in front of Devils Tower, South Dakota
Nature Has Acquired Consciousness
During the COVID-19 pandemic I once heard someone rhetorically ask, What if we are the virus? It was a hypothetical question. The speaker did not mean to suggest that it…
Endurance Has a Purpose
I remember how I felt the first time I realized that genocide was part of the American story. It was another windy and searing summer after- noon, and I…
A tree-scape in South Dakota
The Dream is Alive
I have read and heard that the American Dream is dead. With this pronouncement comes the suggestion that it was easier to achieve success in past generations than it…
Dog Sleeping on Bench.
Let’s Put Work Back In Its Place
Time is more than just an opportunity to be productive. This understanding is a gift I brought home with me from my excursions on the northern plains. As a…
Horses standing on a plateau.
When Everyone Shows Up, It’s Time
I once helped the Oglala Sioux Tribe build a home in a reservation community near the Nebraska border. Our company donated the building materials and then shipped them to…
Watching the World Through a Screen Distorts Your View
If you read a news report summarizing the challenges at Pine Ridge you might well conclude that the situation is overwhelming. According to the well-regarded nonprofit Re-Member: • The…
Isolationism Doesn’t Work
In an uncertain world filled with chaos, diversity, and strife, isolationism has its advocates. If I retreat, perhaps I can be safe and secure. But in an epoch defined…
Love is the Cure
I have a valued friend by the name of Gabrielli LaChiara. She is a healer who recovered from a potentially terminal cancer and now helps others do the same….
Okay, Now What?
Confronting our authentic feelings about a past injustice is an important early step toward healing, but for enduring change to manifest, our introspection must ultimately transform into action. Along…
Learn to Embrace the Art of Healing
Pain and trauma have been inextricably linked to the human experience. Setbacks and losses are universal. Everyone will be wounded. As a result, healing—the act of reconciliation and recovery—is…
Half Free Isn’t Free
The highest aspiration for mankind should be freedom for all. But freedom is elusive, tricky to define, and surprisingly hard to accept in all forms. The absence of subjugation….
No Zombies Allowed
I have been at Pine Ridge many times in late October. Halloween gatherings are organized in most communities across the reservation. Zombie-themed events are common and well attended, which…
Localize and Shrink the Center
For centuries empires grew by amassing power into the center. “All roads lead to Rome,” as the ancient saying goes. Dogma, coercion, force, and ritual overtly and covertly combined…
The Aquarian Age Has Dawned
Below is Whisper #22 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…
Culture Makes the Difference
Below is Whisper #21 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…
Great People Are Everywhere
Below is Whisper #20 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…
Selfish is Self-Less
Below is Whisper #19 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…
Get Out Of Your Lane
Below is Whisper #18 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 all adhere to a belief system
Below is Whisper #17 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…
Listening is for understanding, not judgement
Below is Whisper #16 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…