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

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 If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. The post CL224: The Power Of A Well Asked Question - Interview with Jerry Colonna appeared first on James Taylor.