Spiderman – The Management Guru

Hello everyone, I’m Peter Parker most popularly known as Spiderman. I’m here to  tell you some things that you should learn from my experience. These lessons can  help you learn a lot and I hope you can use these when faced with a difficult  situation.    1. My uncle Ben before dying shared something with me that I think is very

necessary to learn even as management students which is “With great power  comes great responsibility” It talks about responsibilities that you get as you  gain power in an organization. You have increasing opportunity to make  decisions and act in ways that are selfish, short-sighted, and reactive. But, you  can also choose to make decisions and behave in ways that are generous,  thoughtful and supports others' growth and success. People in power are faced  with temptation every day and they often must make choices between doing  what is right for the organization and what is in their own best interests

2. Be unique and true to yourselves: When I was first bitten and realized my

supernatural abilities I faced a lot of challenges in accepting myself. I struggled  with my new identity and was not sure if using my powers to be a superhero  would change who I am. It took me a while to figure out that I don’t have to  change what I am inside to be better. Captain America once told me that the  mask is supposed to hide my face and I shouldn’t let it hide my heart. You  should never try to be somebody else and must learn and practice in order to  become an effective leader who people look up to.

3. Do good things without any expectations: We should all do the right thing

because it's the right thing to do even when it's hard and have no expectations of  results. I always like to work anonymously to help the people in need and I  don’t want to be rewarded for that as I think it’s my way of giving back to the  society. This is why I designed my costume so no one knows that I’m the face  behind Spiderman as I don’t want to become popular or anything. You  shouldn’t do the right thing just because your boss is watching, and shouldn't

stop doing the right thing when nobody's noticing or when someone else gets  the credit.

4. Don’t try to become an overachiever: In homecoming, when Iron man told

me not do anything rash and focus only on being a friendly neighborhood  Spiderman, I didn’t listen to him as I wanted to prove that I’m good enough to  be an Avenger. I started meddling in criminal activities and also got in danger.  This behavior is often seen in fresher’s who try to be an overachiever in search  of recognition and sometime tend to accept more responsibilities than they are  capable of which leads to failure. This behavior should be stopped and small  steps should be taken to be better at what one is doing than try to achieve more  in less time.

5. Don’t forget to plan effectively and then execute: To fight against Vulture

and his team, I hacked into my suit to unlock new protocols and advanced  settings that I have not used before or knew how to use because I skipped the  tutorial on how to use them. This didn’t work out too well for me. Although I  survived the fight it taught me to that we should not skip learning and planning  before executing a task. An “act first, think later” attitude can carry risks of  failure and mistakes. This is why we should do proper planning for any new  task before starting it.

6. Be a team player: My best friend Ned is always there for me and even saved

my life more than once. He always supports me in serious situations. Just like  me and Ned, everybody in a team should work together as a unit to get better  results. Team projects are all about working together to deliver the final  product, peacefully and productively for the project to move forward, which  isn’t as difficult as it sounds.

7. Take responsibility: I have faced a lot of failures and also screwed up many

times but the important thing is owning up those mistakes. We sometimes  forget that every time we cannot be right and do the right thing and can make  mistakes. The important thing is to own up to those mistakes and learn from  them but never blames others.

8. Never let adversity and pain deter you: I am the sort of person for whom

things never seem to work out. Yet, I still try to do good deeds. Most people  would give up on helping others especially if it meant they faced big problems  or lost their loved ones. This is what we have to learn that big problems can be  overcome by not giving up. Perseverance pays off whether you are building a  business or growing your career. You have to keep going and going and things  will ultimately happen your way.

9. Leadership does not come free: Many leaders forget the cost of leadership

that is they have to sacrifice time, money, efforts and endure struggles and pain.  We always talk about the benefits of leadership, but we fail to count the cost of  it. I lost many things at the cost of being a superhero including my privacy and  family. We must take time to understand the cost of our leadership and not give  up the moment issues arise.

