Kevin D. Hancock
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Not For Sale: Finding Center in the Land of Crazy Horse is a unique iconoclastic memoir that traces one businessman’s journey deep into Indian country, and even deeper into his own soul. In a corporate world hallmarked by the never-ending quest for bigger, better, more, this CEO of one of America’s oldest family businesses contemplates an organizational structure where the goal is to do less, not more. In a 24/7 internet- wired world consumed with roles, responsibilities, and external accomplishments, Kevin learns to look inward for meaning and purpose.
“Many business books have discussed management, innovation, culture, and how to be great, but none grab you like Kevin Hancock’s The Seventh Power: A CEO’s Journey into Shared Leadership. One has to admire what Kevin has accomplished after experiencing a serious speech impediment. Kevin takes what most of us would be an insurmountable challenge and uses it as a learning tool to make himself, those around him, and his company better. The Seventh Power is not only a good read, it’s a must read for all aspiring leaders and even those of us who have been around a while. It’s never too late to learn!” ~Rick Holley, Chairman of the Board, Weyerhaeuser Company
48 Whispers is a unique photojournalism collection of short meditations, accompanied by full-page color photographs spanning ten years of visits to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the northern plains.
Author, photographer, and CEO, Kevin Hancock acquired a rare neurological voice disorder (spasmodic dysphonia/ SD) in 2010. From his home in Maine, he set out on a series of travel adventures to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the surrounding northern plains in search of voice recovery through self-reflection and immersion in nature. On the Reservation, Kevin encountered an entire community—the Oglala Sioux Tribe—that felt a piece of their authentic voice had been taken or stolen from them. From this experience, Kevin came to see life as a quest for self-actualization. He then wrote a series of short meditations designed to advance the concepts of shared leaders, dispersed power, and respect for all voices. Kevin’s full-page color photos and writings span a decade of over twenty visits to the region—during which time he builds a series of deep friendships on the reservation and takes two Lakota names.
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Kevin D. Hancock is an award-winning author, speaker, and CEO, and an advocate of strengthening the voices of all individuals—within a company or a community—through listening, empowering, and shared leadership.
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Radio Show link: #2900-2 – October 13, 2021
Donna talks with Kevin about his publication, Not For Sale: Finding Center in the Land of Crazy Horse, and how a rare disease that affected his throat, led him on a journey into a Lakota environment that changed his life and made him aware he could empower people and his business by being aware of a whole different perspective.
Radio Show link #2965-2 – January 12, 2022
The Seventh Power: One CEO’s Journey Into the Business of Shared Leadership
Kevin is the CEO of a very successful company, Hancock Lumber. However, he went through a unique journey of getting into the business of shared leadership. His shift became one of developing a work culture for the 21st Century in which employee engagement soars because everyone feels authentically heard.