Becoming Strategically Unreasonable | Full Talk From Craig Groeschel

Unusual times demand unusual leadership. Luckily, you aren’t a usual leader. You’re driven, passionate, and willing to be unreasonable. Today, Craig shares why we need “Strategic Unreasonableness” in leadership and gives three ways to think unreasonably.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to Strategic Unreasonableness
5:30 - What unhealthy unreasonable leaders look like.
9:23 - 1. Think WHAT first. Think HOW later.
16:07 - 2. Embrace your limitations.
22:02 - 3. When you fail, fail actively not passively.
31:03 - Believe in your team!
33:15 - A final encouragement.
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Where do you need to be more strategically unreasonable as a leader?

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Exactly. I was just reading about startups recently and noticed that Pastor Craig talked about the exact same thing - limitation drives innovation. A position with no resources is an opportunity to bring out what large organisations are blind to. It’s an opportunity to see God do something great. It’s an opportunity for us to grow in ways we can’t even imagine. But God can. And indeed He already has. Take what belongs to you today!

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