An Introduction to UnReasonable Leadership

What sounds contentious really describes the kind of leadership that envisions the future, finds and articulates the proverbial “Big, Hairy Audacious Goal,” holds fast to convictions, inspires colleagues to move beyond their comfort zones,silences the naysayers, and achieves the impossible mission … whatever it takes.

Unreasonable leadership is about expanding your reach, about challenging conventional wisdom and achieving goals that others may see as “unattainable”.

Unreasonable leadership is about using your unique talents and reaching the next level of personal and professional success. It is also about helping others awaken their potential and leading them to achieve things they otherwise would have never strived for in the first place.

Reasonable Vs. Unreasonable Leaders

As we compare a reasonable leader with an unreasonable leader, we conclude that a reasonable leader is also a good leader. A leader who has had a successful career track and leads others, consistently achieving results. A reasonable leader is conservative, is most comfortable with gradual growth and minimizing risk.

A reasonable leader promotes stability, maintains the status quo and focuses on the bottom line. An unreasonable leader has an intense drive and desire to win, is obsessed and focused on achieving ambitious goals and leads with conviction, rigor and integrity. An unreasonable leader has the courage to challenge the status quo, is a visionary, is inspirational and has an eye on what lies ahead, clearly painting a picture of the vision for the future.

Along with these concepts, here are two sets of words. This first set further describes the unreasonable leader profile:

When an unreasonable leader is influencing others to understand and embrace their vision, unreasonable leaders can be described with these adjectives:

Embracing the words of George Bernard: “Shaw: “All progress is made by Unreasonable people.” Chartrand defines an unreasonable leader as: “The unreasonable leader is the ever-determined eternal optimist who eagerly faces challenges head-on, usually with a smile and always with an intense desire to win, and win big. Moderate success is never enough, and the status quo is never to be accepted. Unreasonable leadership, “is a mindset and a call for action.”