Reboot Podcast Episode Operator’s Manual #1 – What IS the Job of the CEO?

The Reboot podcast showcases the heart and soul, the wins and losses, the ups and downs of startup leadership. On the show, Entrepreneurs, CEO’s, and Startup Leaders discuss with Jerry Colonna the emotional and psychological challenges they face daily as leaders.

Guests

Ali Schultz

Ali Schultz

Co-founder of Reboot

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Jerry Colonna

Jerry Colonna

Co-founder of Reboot

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Episode Description

We wanted to bring you a new-ish kind of conversation to our podcast channel – but not new to the halls of Reboot. This one is for the operators, where we talk about the practical-tactical challenges that come from scaling an organization and growing in your leadership. In these conversations, Ali Schultz sits down with Jerry Colonna and gets him to wax-practical the common topics we see leaders face.

In this episode of our Operators Manual series, Ali and Jerry discuss: What is the job of the CEO?

Adaptive Leadership | Fred Wilson – What A CEO Does

Show Highlights

Top Quotes:

“A CEO’s job is to do three things. Hold and promulgate the vision. Build and maintain a great team, and give that team what it needs to succeed.” – Jerry Colonna

“Building means identifying and recruiting, right? But if you just identify and recruit and then leave people on their own, they’re gonna fail. No matter how talented they are.” – Jerry Colonna

“One of the mistakes that leaders make is they work really hard to define their leadership style and then expect great people to adapt themselves to the leader. And it won’t work, or let’s put it this way, it will work if you build a non-diverse homogenous team.” – Jerry Colonna

“How is your presence? How can you regulate yourself when somebody else’s unregulated? How are your listening skills?” – Ali Schultz

“What we’re talking about in every aspect of those three areas of responsibility, better humans make better leaders.” – Jerry Colonna


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