Reboot
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3.8 • 11 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
One of the start-up world’s most in-demand executive coaches—hailed as the “CEO Whisperer” (Gimlet Media)—reveals why radical self-inquiry is critical to professional success and healthy relationships in all realms of life.
Jerry Colonna helps start-up CEOs make peace with their demons, the psychological habits and behavioral patterns that have helped them to succeed—molding them into highly accomplished individuals—yet have been detrimental to their relationships and ultimate well-being. Now, this venture capitalist turned executive coach shares his unusual yet highly effective blend of Buddhism, Jungian therapy, and entrepreneurial straight talk to help leaders overcome their own psychological traumas. Reboot is a journey of radical self-inquiry, helping you to reset your life by sorting through the emotional baggage that is holding you back professionally, and even more important, in your relationships.
Jerry has taught CEOs and their top teams to realize their potential by using the raw material of their lives to find meaning, to build healthy interpersonal bonds, and to become more compassionate and bold leaders. In Reboot, he inspires everyone to hold themselves responsible for their choices and for the possibility of truly achieving their dreams.
Work does not have to destroy us. Work can be the way in which we achieve our fullest self, Jerry firmly believes. What we need, sometimes, is a chance to reset our goals and to reconnect with our deepest selves and with each other. Reboot moves and empowers us to begin this journey.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
Customer Reviews
Radical Self Inquiry
I do not understand the two written reviews that preceded this or what motivations they may have had for writing them but here is my take.
Jerry is one of the most vulnerable leaders I have ever met and his story is moving and impactful. He dives into they key issues with leadership today and the need for “Radical Self Inquiry” which is a massive gap in our society today.
This book made me look deeper at how I am showing up and Jerry’s work had impacted me greatly as a leader.
Pedantic
I want to start off this review with the most important takeaway: This book isn’t really centered around leadership. Sure, there might be one or two things you can take away to become a better leader, but they’re really not insights you couldn’t receive elsewhere. The majority of the book focuses on the author’s broken childhood and muddled interpretations on spirituality; not his clients or consulting work. The tone of the book hinges wildly, swinging from uplifting to darkly somber; it’s written entirely in a stream of consciousness style that makes it unbearable to follow. As stated before - it’s not really a leadership or professional development book. Instead, it’s a repetitive autobiography with a few lessons sprinkled in.
Reboot Leadership and the art of growing up
Most worthless leadership book I have had to endure. Struggling throughout to make sense of the authors own baseless self defined truths defined in his morally bankrupt soul. I have nothing but pity and a prayer to extend to those that find direction in this groundless babbling. His self evident findings are wracked with fault and moral depravity. These are hours of my life I can not regain due to the reading of this book.