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It's In The Gadgets

Today I am going to continue with my superhero theme. Two days ago I talked about responsibility and used Spiderman as my example. Yesterday I discussed weaknesses and my superhero focus was on kryptonite, Superman's weakness. Not every superhero has super powers that help them be successful. Some have to depend upon gadgets and helpers to fight crime.

Batman was just such a superhero. He had a cool black bat suit, a special bat signal, a bat phone, a bat belt that was like a Swiss army knife on your waist. He also had a sidekick named Robin and one of the coolest cars in superhero history, the batmobile. He used all of these things to his advantage to make sure he was able to protect the citizens and fight crime.

How does this relate to leadership? Leaders have gadgets that they can use to help them be successful leaders. Today I would like to discuss some of those gadgets that you can use as a leader. You might not really think of the following as gadgets, they are more like resources. Leaders have many resources they can use to help them be successful leaders. Here is a list of some of those resources.

  • Human Resources - They are the experts in human capital.
  • The IT Department - They are the experts in dealing with the real gadgets, your computer.
  • Finance - They got the money and they know how to use it.
  • Marketing - They can market your brand
  • Procurement - They can get you anything (of course you will have to speak with finance about the money).

Tap into these leaders within your organization and you will find you will be a better leader. They are experts in certain areas and should be used whenever possible.

Don't forget the most important resource the people working for you. They are your sidekicks, they help you look good. If you hire the right sidekicks they will have your back and you will be a great leader. Batman wasn't great because of himself it took Robin to help Batman be successful.

Holy leadership Batman, don't forget to use all those great resources!

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