Jerry Colonna is CEO and cofounder of Reboot.io, an executive coaching and leadership development firm, and he is also the author of REBOOT: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up. Prior to his career as a coach, he was a partner with JPMorgan Partners, the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase. He joined them from Flatiron Partners, which he launched in 1996 with partner Fred Wilson. He has used the knowledge gained as an investor, executive, and board member for more than 100 organizations to help people lead with humanity, resilience, and equanimity.
In this episode, we cover:
2:15 – The coaching/client relationship
– Your first coaching session
7:17 – Smuggling in mindfulness
8:45 – The role of mindfulness as radical self-enquiry
10:46 – Five times a day
12:20 – Red, Yellow, Green
15:07 – Hal Gregerson – Asking Better Questions
16:20 – Ed Catmull’s great question
17:34 – Dealing with imposter syndrome
18:00 – The power of a well-asked question
19:08 – What does success look like?
19:33 – What kind of company are we building?
19:47 – What kind of leader am I?
20:11 – Writing your first book
23:59 – The Crow
Resources mentioned in this episode:
hello@reboot.io
reboot.io/book
Tools: Friends
Books: On Writing by Stephen King
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Record: Growing Up by Bruce Springsteen
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