Description

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, and 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. Not just to others, but to yourself. And how that one shift can change the way you lead, work, and live.

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.

Chapters

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 leadership
40:30 Applying self-management in real life