D'Artagnan Journal

Watch your Language: The Hidden Power of Words in the Workplace

Like fish in water, most leaders are gloriously unaware of the degree to which they swim in dehumanizing and demeaning workplace language.

Oct 2, 2024 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick

January 2024

Jaipur Rugs: Self-Managed Art That You Can Walk On

Excerpted from “The No-Limits Enterprise: Organizational Self-Management in the New World of Work,” ForbesBooks, 2019

Jan 26, 2024 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick

Unlocking Human Creativity at Work: Closing the Gap

Written by Doug Kirkpatrick for the Corporate Rebels blog— January 14, 2024

Jan 15, 2024 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick

December 2023

Self-Management Pioneers Series: Haier

Excerpted from the book BEYOND EMPOWERMENT: THE AGE OF THE SELF-MANAGED ORGANIZATION, by Doug Kirkpatrick, JetLaunch, 2017

Dec 7, 2023 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick

November 2023

Self-Management Pioneers Series: The Morning Star Company

Excerpted from the book BEYOND EMPOWERMENT: THE AGE OF THE SELF-MANAGED ORGANIZATION, by Doug Kirkpatrick, JetLaunch, 2017Thanks for reading D'Artagnan…

Nov 29, 2023 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick

Self-Management Pioneers Series: Nucor

Excerpted from the book BEYOND EMPOWERMENT: THE AGE OF THE SELF-MANAGED ORGANIZATION, by Doug Kirkpatrick, JetLaunch, 2017Thanks for reading D'Artagnan…

Nov 25, 2023 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick

Self-Management Pioneers Series: W.L. Gore & Associates

Excerpted from the book BEYOND EMPOWERMENT: THE AGE OF THE SELF-MANAGED ORGANIZATION, by Doug Kirkpatrick, JetLaunch, 2017

Nov 15, 2023 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick

Self-Management Pioneers Series: Delancey Street Foundation

Excerpted from the book BEYOND EMPOWERMENT: THE AGE OF THE SELF-MANAGED ORGANIZATION, by Doug Kirkpatrick, JetLaunch, 2017Thanks for reading D'Artagnan…

Nov 7, 2023 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick

October 2023

Self-Management Pioneers Series: Meetup

Excerpted from the book BEYOND EMPOWERMENT: THE AGE OF THE SELF-MANAGED ORGANIZATION, by Doug Kirkpatrick, JetLaunch, 2017

Oct 27, 2023 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick

September 2023

My Friend, Peter Koestenbaum, Ph.D.

Sometimes a friend makes such a profound and lasting impression on one’s life that it inspires a need to share that person’s legacy with the world.

Sep 18, 2023 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick

May 2023

To Decide is Human

The Importance of Effective Decision Making in Organizations

May 27, 2023 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick

Freedom and Accountability at Work Reloaded

“How wonderful that we have met with a paradox.

May 26, 2023 • 

Doug Kirkpatrick