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Leadership and the Longing to Belong
Building on the success of
Reboot and the concept of radical self-inquiry, executive coach Jerry Colonna encourages leaders to consider the ways they have been complicit in, and benefitted from, the conditions in the world they say they’d like to change and shows them the path to creating new systems of inclusion for everyone.
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Reunion
Building on the success of Reboot and the concept of radical self-inquiry, executive coach Jerry Colonna encourages leaders to consider the ways they have been complicit in, and benefitted from, the conditions in the world they say they’d like to change and shows them the path to creating new systems of inclusion for everyone.
We all want to belong. For executives and managers, to be better leaders—and people—we must create welcoming environments in which ourselves and others feel recognized and have a place. But to do so, we must first face our own need for belonging and how that need is often thwarted. Colonna argues that only through radical self-inquiry can we come home to ourselves and others and, in doing so, create systemic belonging—homes—for everyone.
Many people in power fall into the trap of toxic leadership. But this toxicity can be overcome. Colonna guides us on a journey of reunification with the disowned parts of ourselves, the myths and truths of our ancestors, as well as a deeper connection with those most affected by systems of exclusion. He shows how to apply radical self-inquiry (“How have I been complicit in creating the conditions I say I don't want?”) and broaden it to include “How have I been complicit in maintaining systems of oppression that I say I don’t want?” And, more important, “What do I need to give up that I love in order to have the systems of belonging that I want?”
The necessary first step is for leaders and others who hold power to see themselves clearly. The vital second step is to see and alter the effects of one’s untended, unhealed wounds and beliefs on those we are tasked to lead.
Doing so, we are then able to reimagine businesses as collectives where a shared sense of belonging thrives. Doing so will cause a reckoning with the accepted definitions of leadership, success, and value.
With its unusual blend of poetry, quotes, and examples from Colonna’s own life as well as the lives of his clients—Reunion is a life-altering guide for today’s complex and divisive world. Its wise insights and practical advice will help create an inclusive and welcoming workspace, discover the best of who we are, and nurture and support those whom we are privileged to lead.
“Provocative, personal, and powerful,
Reunion is a treatise on the longing to belong. Jerry Colonna, famous for the idea that better people make better leaders, now argues that the best leaders dedicate themselves to creating systems of belonging. And with characteristic candor, he lays out a path to begin this vital work.”
Angela Duckworth,
Co-founder of Character Lab and New York Times bestselling author of Grit
“Reunion is a wise and practical guide to belonging, true inclusion, power, and love. It is a profound expression of compassion as a means of overcoming that which divides us.”
Sharon Salzberg,
New York Times bestselling author of Lovingkindness and Real Life
“Your mission is not just to be a better person or to make a better company but to work toward creating a better world.
Reunion convincingly delivers this challenging, essential message.”
Dan Harris,
New York Times bestselling author of 10% Happier and host of the Ten Percent Happier podcast
“Jerry Colonna has helped so many leaders—including me—engage our deepest humanity as we become more present in our organizations and in our lives. In this new book, he searches within himself and becomes again a companion and teacher to the rest of us, toward the larger belonging that holds all this amid the great challenge and gift of being alive in this time.”
Krista Tippett,
Founder and President of the On Being Project and New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Wise
Elevate and deepen your reunion journey with the Reunion Reading Guide. Inside you’ll discover:
- Insights from the author
- Thought-provoking discussions
- Journaling prompts
- Recommended resources for further exploration
- And more…
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Reading Guide
Revisit Your Ancestors
- Explore Your Past
If being a better leader requires that we become better humans, being a better human requires that we become fully adult descendants. Learn how to use the tools of radical self inquiry to understand the truth of your ancestors’ experiences, and how that truth reverberates in your life and leadership.
Remember the Dismembered Parts of You
Our dismembered identities, the parts of our ancestry that have been forgotten and rejected, render us unable to acknowledge our brokenness and need for one another. Reunion demands that we put ourselves back together by recalling our ancestors, refeeling their fears and hopes, and restoring their and our wholeness by retelling the story of which we are the last chapter.
Become the Leader You Were Born to Be
Becoming the leaders means asking hard questions and explore the truth of your origins so that you can start to reclaim the entirety of your past and show up as authentic and whole. Wholehearted leaders lead with empathy, create spaces within systems of oppression, and turn hope into practical possibility.
Reunion as a
Bridge to Belonging
We must ask how those of us who hold power benefit from systemic Othering. True leadership brings us into a state of persistent, universal interdependent inclusiveness where our stories reunite us. Reunion is a bridge to Belonging.
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About Jerry Colonna
Jerry Colonna is the CEO and cofounder of the executive coaching firm, Reboot.io. A highly sought after coach and speaker, he is also the author of Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up.
“A provocative and courageous manifesto that challenges the conventions of leadership and pushes us to dig deep. The wisdom in this book will help improve your business—and heal our world—by building communities of belonging.”
Daniel H. Pink,
New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret, Drive, and A Whole New Mind
“Reunion challenges conventional notions of leadership, success, and value, offering a fresh perspective on how businesses can be reimagined as collectives where a shared sense of belonging thrives. This is the new playbook for belonging.”
Dr. Khalilah “Ko” Olokunola,
CEO of ReEngineering HR and author of #BeBrave
“The perfect book for every human who dreams big and aspires not only to lead great companies, but also to lead systemic change for the benefit of future generations. Jerry challenges us to think more expansively about the role leaders can play in creating enterprises where everyone—including those who have ever been othered—can feel a sense of safety and belonging, to do the best work of their lives.”
Emily Chiu,
COO of TBD at Block, Inc.
“Reunion is the book I wish all leaders--especially during times of social unrest--had in hand. It’s the first playbook I’ve seen for rewiring how we think about authentically engaging and supporting people from different backgrounds.”
Austin Clements,
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Slauson & Co.
“Colonna expands his earlier stellar work on the psychology of effective leadership to the broader social arena, exploring how we use ‘othering’ as a faulty driver of selfhood and a measure of success. Ruthlessly honest, heartfelt, and surprisingly practical, it will make you uncomfortable at times, in the best possible way.”
Jerry Ruhl, Ph.D.,
Depth psychologist and author of Living Your Unlived Life
“Colonna asks us to look deep within—and then beyond—to unlock the doors that prevent us from creating a sense of belonging in ourselves and in others. Reunion is a workshop for your soul.”
Chad Prevost, Ph.D., M.Div.,
Author of Shock Point
“Brave, vulnerable, and beautifully written,
Reunion goes where few leaders—especially white men—are willing to go: Right to the heart of the challenge.”
Patty McCord,
Author of Powerful
“Infused with empathy, hard-truths, and hope, Reunion is the manual for human leadership we desperately need. A generation-defining call to action, it will shake readers out of a state of complacency, and usher them into a transformational journey that hopefully leaves our world better off.”
David Sax,
Bestselling author of The Future Is Analog
“Reunion provides a pathway for overcoming separation without pointing fingers or shaming. What makes it brilliant is that it confronts Othering by contextualizing our own stories and ancestry.”
Randy Goodman,
CEO of Sony Music Nashville
“This important and powerful book will take you to a new understanding of leadership and a leader's responsibility in creating a place of belonging for all.”
Brad Feld,
Partner and Co-founder of Foundry
“Reunion urges us to redefine our notions of success and leadership and place inclusivity at the center of our work. A powerful reminder of the active role we must play in dismantling oppressive systems, it is a departure from performative actions and a step towards real, substantial change.”
Sope Agbelusi,
Executive coach and Founder of MindsetShift
“Jerry takes us beyond the radical self-inquiry of his first book Reboot to actively look outside ourselves to challenge the systems around us that unnecessarily (and tragically) separate us from each other. Reunion shows us what’s possible when we each take up the mantle of our highest collective calling: systemic belonging.”
Chad Dickerson,
Executive coach and former CEO of Etsy, Inc.
“Jerry asks us to revisit our past to become more formidable leaders, and most important, better humans.
Reunion
is a thought-provoking ride that will change how you view the world, your place in it, and what it means to truly create a sense of belonging.”
Laurie Segall,
Author of Special Characters
“The transformation we need—in ourselves, our families, our workplaces, our institutions, and culture—starts by reading
Reunion. Use it as your map forward.”
Karen Joy Hardwick, M.Div., MSW,
Author of The Connected Leader
“Colonna tells his story in a way that will make the reader deeply reflect on belonging, safety, and the things that are truly important in life.
Reunion reminds us that a fundamental part of being an excellent leader in a business, or in your family, is to lead yourself.”
Amy McGrath, Lt. Col. USMC (Ret.),
author of Honor Bound
“Delivers a candid, vulnerable invitation to readers to respond to the fierce urgency of radical self-inquiry, empathy, and inspired action to serve as co-conspirators in creating a new ethos of systemic belonging.
It is a timely clarion call out (and call
in) to the willing, as well as those still undecided, to walk shoulder to shoulder, across our differences, to become the collective catalysts for change and healing our nation sorely needs.”
Shawn Dove,
Managing Partner at New Profit Inc and co-author of I Too Am America
“Colonna guides us to a soaring vista where our pain of our past and the possibilities of our present are both easily seen. The breathtaking view will change how we think and lead forever.”
Dolly Chugh,
Professor at NYU Stern School of Business and author of The Person You Mean to Be and A More Just Future
“What a gift to now have
Reunion which allows so many leaders to experience a shoulder to shoulder walk with Jerry through the rigorous and painful territories of true responsibility. Through his life and this book, Jerry guides us into what it means to live and lead a wholehearted ethical life.”
Koshin Paley Ellison,
Co-Founder of the New York Zen Center and author of Untangled
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