{"id":4921,"date":"2015-11-17T03:29:20","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T09:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=4921"},"modified":"2015-11-17T03:29:20","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T09:29:20","slug":"3-ways-leaders-can-win-the-entitlement-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/17\/3-ways-leaders-can-win-the-entitlement-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways Leaders Can Win the Entitlement Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, at a leadership gathering overseas, a slight mix-up in logistics resulted in a colleague and I being left behind.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the conclusion of the day\u2019s meetings it seemed no one was assigned to give us a ride back to the hotel. We were stranded, for almost three hours.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At one point my colleague turned to me and asked me why I seemed so relaxed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI actually did find myself growing annoyed for a minute,\u201d I confessed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But I went on to explain that what had changed my countenance was the reminder that any sense of indignation would violate one of my highest-held personal values.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am entitled to nothing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t at all mean to sound self-congratulatory. But it is true that I find the sense of entitlement so repellent, in me or anyone else, that over the years I have developed three perspectives that help me fight the entitlement battle:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Perspective #1: The View Looking Back<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I consider that I was born into a loving family of Christ-followers, in a well-resourced part of the world, with educational and employment opportunities aplenty, it\u2019s difficult to think of myself as \u201cself-made\u201d.<\/p>\n

The only thing I\u2019m entitled to is gratitude.<\/p>\n

Perspective #2: The View Around the World<\/strong><\/p>\n

The opportunity for global travel has brought me face to face with the most abject poverty imaginable. Being made to wait for a car ride back to my comfortable hotel pales into insignificance when held up to the light of such suffering.<\/p>\n

Perspective #3: The View Looking Above<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a man of faith, and my personal values have been built on a foundation of Scripture.<\/p>\n

So when the Apostle Paul says, \u201cDo not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment,\u201d (Romans 12:3) I take this very much to heart.<\/p>\n

The challenge for leaders to fight the entitlement battle is not an easy one. And, to be clear, this is not a battle I always win. On occasion I still find myself muttering, \u201cDon\u2019t they know who I am?\u201d<\/p>\n

But then I quickly remember these three perspectives and my sense of entitlement tends to evaporate.<\/p>\n

If you ever find even the smallest sense of entitlement creeping into your attitude, try remembering these perspectives.<\/p>\n

They could give you the tools you need to finally win this important battle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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