Are You A Champion

"With Great Power, comes great responsibility"

As a leader sometimes you are asked to be a champion for the cause. Be the champion for the policies and decisions of the corporation. Unfortunately whether you like it or not leaders are expected to share with their employees the expectations of the company. It is your responsibility to be the leader you want to be and also abide by those same policies.

Be a champion by living by the policies of the company. Don't shirk your responsibility or think you are above the law and don't have to abide by those policies. It is every one's responsibility to abide by the company policies. As a leader you have greater responsibility because it is up to you to hold the feet to the fire of those who report to you. If they aren't abiding by policy then please call them on it and educate them on what is right.

If you don't do these things you will just be giving leadership a bad name. Leaders need to lead, be champions for the cause and leading the way by showing the correct way to do things.

In the first Spiderman movie, Peter Parker's uncle Ben said to Peter, "With great power, comes great responsibility". Leaders have great power and thus they have great responsibility. There is a reason you are a leader. Don't mess up that responsibility but instead use it for good and share it with others.

When it comes to leadership are you the Green Goblin of leadership or the Spiderman of leadership. You decide, I would hope each of you would choose the Spiderman of leadership.

• Green Goblin -  Willing to exploit your powers for your own personal gain at the expense of those around you.
• Spiderman - Sacrificing yourself for others without wanting praise. Showing others that power should be used for good and not to serve oneself.

Be a champion, be a leader, be responsible!!