The Benefits of Being in Charge

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Last week, I worked with a CEO of a small company at an off-site retreat. With 15 employees, she complained about her employees not working as hard as she does. I asked her who hired them, and she sheepishly admitted that she did. I then inquired about the benefits of being in charge, and she smirked, saying that she's the boss. It became clear that until we're willing to take risks, the system won't change.

Jerry Colonna was a high-flying New York venture capitalist in the early 1990s, but his life wasn’t as glamorous as most made it out to be. He was anxious, overweight, unhealthy, and unfulfilled, and after suffering a panic attack on the streets of Manhattan he gradually shifted into coaching, giving him a new lease on life and a career as one of the premier executive coaches in the United States. In this episode, Colonna opens up on what went wrong and how he changed it. Offering raw and revealing insights on resilience, discernment, self-esteem, anxiety, motivation, and the rituals that keep him fulfilled in life. Colonna is the Co-Founder of Reboot.io, an executive coaching and leadership development firm dedicated to the notion that better humans make better leaders. He is also the author of Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong.

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