The Seven Money Types by Tommy Brown

Author:Tommy Brown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00

RESOURCES AND CONNECTIONS AS POWER

While it was all part of Joseph’s plan to cause his father and brothers to come and dwell with him in the lands of Egypt, Joseph manipulated a situation—twice—to get what he desired, using falsehood and resources as the key means to achieve his ends. On the first occasion, Joseph loaded his brothers’ sacks with money—the money they had spent to buy grain in Egypt. This scenario made it appear that the money they spent on grain had made its way back into their possession. The men were deeply troubled when they discovered their sacks loaded with the money, and when they returned to see Joseph the next time, they were afraid for their lives. In this occasion, Joseph informed them it was God’s provision they were experiencing and to not be afraid (Gen. 42:25; 43:23).

In another instance, Joseph planted his silver cup in Benjamin’s travel sack in what appears to be a plot to get Benjamin to remain with him while the brothers returned to their father, perhaps thinking Jacob would return for Benjamin, his beloved son (44:1–2). While Joseph’s overarching objectives in manipulating situations with resources appeared beneficial to his brothers’ lives, it caused no small amount of unrest for his family members.

Morgan wrestles with this aspect of being a Joseph type. She’s a gifted administrator who was quickly promoted to the C-suite in her company. Now that she sits in executive-level meetings, she has even greater access to relationships that bear significant importance and influence in the organization. When Morgan interacts with others across the organization, especially those who are not high up the corporate food chain, she drops names like rain to get what she wants, leveraging her relationships as power to manipulate others to act.

She’ll often tell junior colleagues that she’ll put in a good word for them the next time she’s with a high-ranking executive. She’ll regularly make passing remarks, such as, “Just the other night when I was at the game with the vice president of the company . . .” so others will know she and the vice president are now best buddies. That’s a strong card to play when Morgan needs to push something through to get it done and one of her colleagues is needed to make what Morgan wants transpire. She’s a name-dropper, a power player, who uses her connections to manipulate others to get what she wants, which is ultimately to continue climbing the corporate ladder and make more money. When Joseph types slide into the shadows in this way, they’ll use assets at their disposal—whether human or financial capital—for their own benefit, manipulating situations for their own good.

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