Is Self-Management The Future of Work? w. Doug Kirkpatrick

About this episode

Bunny Young interviews Doug Kirkpatrick about self-management in the workplace and its implications for leadership and accountability.

In this episode of the Yes, And! Podcast, Bunny brings TEDx speaker, executive coach, author, and educator Doug Kirkpatrick to talk about self-management at work. Doug dives into how he was a founding member of the team that built one of the largest tomato processing companies in the world without a single boss. This conversation reflects on accountability and a better way of doing business. It goes deep into the philosophy behind great ideas and great companies: community. And how this blurs the lines between personal and professional life, where in both, keeping your word matters. This is a masterclass on integrity, business success, and how commitment shows through self-trust, and through the choices you make when no one is watching. Timestamps 00:00 Yes, and! Introduction 00:30 Opening: Self-management and a different way to lead 05:30 From startup to global company without bosses 10:30 The origin of self-management and why it works 15:30 What integrity actually means in practice 20:30 Keeping commitments to yourself vs. others 25:30 Where self-trust breaks and how to rebuild it 30:30 Why hierarchy exists and what’s changing 35:30 Power, control, and human nature in…

People in this episode

Host: Bunny Young

Guest: Doug Kirkpatrick

Topics covered

• self-management
• leadership
• accountability
• business philosophy
• integrity
• community

Keywords

• self-management
• leadership
• accountability
• integrity
• business success
• community
• self-trust

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The No Limits Enterprise, Beyond Empowerment

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