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The Danger of Possessiveness

Personalizing the impersonal is when a person, from fear or ego, adopts an idea as a personal issue. The idea, regardless of merit, becomes a part of them and that means debate on the issue itself slows to a crawl. Every attempt to discuss the idea takes on personal meaning for them and they “need” to win any discussion associated to preserve their own worth.

Ideas, hardly ever being entirely original, need room to grow under the influence of other people. However, leaders owning the idea want to control the idea’s development so it does not get beyond their ownership and therefore they perceive they lose credit for it. Frequently, when assailed by honest questions, this type of individual will become defensive, and perhaps even resort to spurious comments and accusations directed at the questioners. This is known as an argument ad hominem (to the person), meaning that if the character or motives of the inquirer can be brought into question, then their perspective is invalid.

In leadership, owning my own idea can be dangerous. If, as a leader, I place my value or my self-esteem on every idea I initiate, I will eventually become isolated from the valuable input of my team. I will lose credibility and the team will suffer. Additionally, the idea itself will suffer since any idea that has been too deeply personalized will never fully develop. It takes a leader of courage to place his ideas on the table and ask for input whether it’s positive or critical. But good leaders know: It takes a village to raise an idea.

Jess MacCallum
Jess MacCallumhttp://www.jessmaccallum.com/
Jess MacCallum is a business owner, writer, leadership coach, and the often-challenged husband of a Proverbs 31 woman. Now married for over 29 years, Jess and Anne have three children—a married son 26, and daughters, 24 and 20. Jess is the President of Professional Printers (one of the largest privately-owned commercial printers in the Southeast); Anne leads worship at River City Chapel, Columbia, SC, enjoys trail-running, songwriting, and ministering overseas through music with “Proclaim! International”. Jess has a BA in art (magna cum laude) from the University of South Carolina (1986), where he spent four years training with the Navigators ministry. He now serves on the leadership team of his church, and has been involved in a variety of ministries for over 38 years, focusing primarily on men’s discipleship but including TESL (Japan), prison Bible studies, small groups, home churches, leadership development, and his favorite—nursery.

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