June 18, 2019

CL224: The Power Of A Well Asked Question – Interview with Jerry Colonna

31 minutes

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:

[email protected]

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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