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By Bobby L Scales II<\/h6>\n
David Ortiz was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January.<\/h6>\n

\u2018The Hall\u2019 is the single greatest individual award that can be bestowed upon anyone in American professional baseball. The numbers he amassed over 20 seasons in Major League Baseball place him among the greats, and the joy of watching \u2018Big Papi\u2019 stride to the plate with bad intentions for opposing pitchers satisfied millions over the course of his career.<\/p>\n

People will debate his greatest contribution to the game and if you pick up any one of the hundreds of articles written about him you will read that his personality and natural ability to lead are even larger than his physical stature.<\/p>\n

I learned all this in person at Spring Training in 2007, when the impact he had on a certain 29-year-old journeyman minor league player kickstarted my journey in leadership.<\/p>\n

Reaching your leadership ceiling<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a big believer that leaders can be born but they can also be made in the sense that even if people have natural \u2018born leader\u2019 qualities the true height of that ability can\u2019t be realized unless they continue to learn, train and exercise those abilities. Everyone is born with what I call a \u2018leadership ceiling\u2019. Whether that person reaches their leadership ceiling or not is dependent on a multitude of factors, such as, how influential can that person\u2019s leadership be in a multitude of environments? Does a person have the requisite skill set to lead in any environment and most importantly can they activate those skillsets when it matters most? The best leaders on the planet exhibit a few crucial qualities regardless of who they lead.<\/p>\n

At the Boston Red Sox\u2019s Spring Training camp in late February 2007, I carried my bags into their clubhouse in Fort Meyers, Florida, and began to learn that Ortiz had those qualities in spades. I was heading into my seventh season as a professional, with my third club, and had yet to crack a Major League roster. Honestly, with my 30th birthday coming in October, I was questioning my time in professional sport.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Spring Training can be a tremendous opportunity for younger guys or journeyman like me to make an impression on the coaches and decision makers. The second I walked into that clubhouse the place was different. There was a feeling of calm, easiness and focus on the task at hand: winning the World Series. This team was laser-focused on doing just that. This team was different too in that it was a very veteran clubhouse, including Jason Varitek, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Julio Lugo, Curt Schilling and, of course, \u2018Big Papi\u2019.<\/p>\n

The origins of Ortiz\u2019s nickname are rooted in American baseball culture. The most senior Latin leader in the clubhouse is referred to as \u2018papi\u2019, which loosely translated from Spanish means \u2018daddy\u2019. Major League teams and their affiliates will have rosters filled with players from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia and Curacao. They are signed between the age of 16 and 18 and usually start their careers in club-operated academies in the \u2018DR\u2019. The best will progress to the US where these young men are asked to learn a foreign language, assimilate to another culture and, oh yeah, play ball at a high level! On the flip side, you have a group of young American players who are yet to be exposed to Latin players.<\/p>\n

What we know about human behavior tells us that people tend to assimilate in groups of similar people. Clubhouse culture in baseball is no different. In each of these groups \u2013 white guys from the West Coast, black guys, Northeast guys, Southern guys, the Latin guys \u2013 leaders tend to emerge from within these groups and, usually, these guys are comfortable enough in their own skin to bridge the gaps and pull people together. For the Latin players, the role of the \u2018papi\u2019 is crucial. With that moniker comes responsibility and, often, this man is not just the leader of the Latin players but a bridge to the coaching staff and everyone else on the team.<\/p>\n

Intentionality and integrity<\/strong><\/p>\n

At Fort Meyers, I was assigned the number 76 \u2013 an awful number. You tell yourself it doesn\u2019t matter but we all know it\u2019s terrible. I would arrive at 5:30am for the workouts that typically didn\u2019t get started until 9am because you never know what might happen. Lift, eat, sort equipment, adjust to any changes, whatever needed to be done. I remember the third or fourth day of camp at about 5:50am. I had just changed into shorts and a t-shirt and, out of the weight room having finished<\/strong> his workout, comes \u2018Big Papi\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018Hey, what you doing here? It\u2019s too early,\u2019 he said in a deep voice with a heavy Dominican accent.<\/p>\n

\u2018Papi\u2019, I said, while pointing to the #76, \u2018man, unless you\u2019re early they forget about you!\u2019 Part of me was kidding, part of me was dead serious. His answer was something that I\u2019ll never forget.<\/p>\n

\u2018Nah, you get invited to this camp, you have a chance to help us win a World Series and we gonna do that. Get your bat\u2026 let\u2019s go hit!\u201d He didn\u2019t know me from the next guy but I was in that clubhouse and I had the same uniform on. At this point of his career he had been a three time all-star, a World Series champion and a World Series Most Valuable Player. At 6am he was changing his shirt post-gym workout and heading to the batting cage.<\/p>\n

With his actions he was saying \u2018we win things around here, this is how we work and you\u2019re part of it\u2019. This was his routine and he was going to do this whether I was in the building or not. I happened to be there so this was his opportunity to show me the culture in the building without saying a word. Leaders such as \u2018Big Papi\u2019 act with intention because they have a vision of where they see themselves and their club and a clear plan of how they can get there.<\/p>\n

It spoke to his accountability too. Accountability and integrity are essential and connected, as it\u2019s very easy to call for accountability in those you are leading. Holding people to account for their preparation, performance or work is easy \u2013 holding yourself to those same standards signals integrity. What are you doing when no one is watching you? Are you holding yourself to the same standard that you expect from those you lead? In world sport today, managers, coaches, or technical directors have a vision of what they want that culture to be but ultimately it must be player-led.<\/p>\n

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Bobby at the Boston Red Sox’s 2007 Spring Training in Fort Myers (Photo: Getty Images\/Nick Laham)<\/h6>\n

Communication and personal connection<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was 6:10am and I was sat in the batting cage with Big Papi, and Wily Mo Pena (a massive prospect at the time for Boston) taking turns. While Manny and Wily Mo would hit, Papi and I were in deep conversation about all number of things. He\u2019d ask: where are you from? Where have you played? Are you married? Do you have kids?<\/p>\n

When he hit, I watched him work through his hitting routine, how professional it was, how detailed and demanding he was of himself, how he watched Ramirez work (Manny is a legend himself). After I had my turn he asked me questions about my approach and the things I thought about when I was at the plate: did I like hitting left-handed or right-handed better? He was asking me about my baseball journey, how I ended up signing with Boston? Where did I feel most comfortable playing defensively? How did I believe I could help the club? What did the administration tell me about the opportunity I had in the organization?<\/p>\n

Papi wanted to know who he was working with. He wanted to know what I was about. His approach in asking me these questions made me want to answer them without hesitation. Additionally, this was a two-way street. I didn\u2019t know him, I just knew what I saw on TV. This was my opportunity to find out, besides talent, what made this guy tick. What was his journey to this point? One of the core beliefs I have in leadership and people development is the player resides within the man: if you want direct access to the player you better know the human first. He had an innate understanding that people\u2019s talents, whatever they are, shine the brightest when there is a level of comfort in the environment.<\/p>\n

That day the #76 felt important \u2013 like I really did have a chance to impact this club. Remember, this is 2007 and we weren\u2019t talking about psychological safety then, but that\u2019s exactly what it was. There was an easiness about him that was contagious. I hit early with that group the next ten days and every day was just like this. We got into real conversations, and it was incredible.<\/p>\n

The ability for leaders to connect with everyone is vital to that person reaching their leadership ceiling or simply just having leadership qualities. \u2018Big Papi\u2019 went all out.<\/p>\n

Authenticity<\/strong><\/p>\n

About two weeks into camp, the exhibition games against other teams start and the biggest beneficiaries of these early opportunities are guys just like myself. And I played terrific.<\/p>\n

Early one morning I was in the cafeteria and in comes \u2018Papi\u2019. \u2018Oye [Spanish for \u2018listen\u2019], I see you, you playing your ass off,\u2019 he says. He grabs a bowl of oatmeal and takes a seat next to me. \u2018There is a guy in this clubhouse that come up for one game \u2013 one series to help us win the division.\u2019 I remember sitting in my locker later that day thinking this guy is unbelievable. The level of professionalism in his preparation.\u00a0 The respect he garnered not just from his play but also by how he treated his teammates, coaches and support staff.\u00a0 Most importantly, he was REAL!!!<\/p>\n

There is a saying in baseball: \u2018just remember, you can\u2019t fool the clubhouse\u2019. People know when you are real and people know when you are phony. When you are in a leadership position and you are an imposter in any way, you will lose the group.<\/p>\n

Later in camp, the big boys were playing five to six innings and then the subs entered the game. We were playing the New York Mets and I replaced Ramirez in the sixth. When those guys get out of the game, they get whatever recovery they need from the physio team, shower, then leave. Well in the top of the seventh inning I was playing left field and Lastings Milledge hit an absolute rocket down the line near the corner. I took off full speed, located the baseball and laid flat out to make the best catch of my entire 14-year professional career.<\/p>\n

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The catch that caught the eye of David ‘Big Papi’ Ortiz<\/h6>\n

At the end of the inning, I ran into the dugout and waiting on me at the top step in street clothes was \u2018Big Papi\u2019. He was watching the rest of the game as he was doing his recovery with the physio staff. When I\u2019d made the catch he\u2019d ran outside and was waiting for me at the top step. \u2018Oye, that was unbelievable! I\u2019m telling you, you gonna help us win something!\u2019 When he\u2019d first said that to me almost a month earlier, I\u2019m sure he said that to put me at ease in the beginning of camp. Now, I had played well and he noticed. I believe in that moment he really believed \u2018this guy really might be able to help us.\u2019<\/p>\n

Well, he wasn\u2019t kidding the Boston Red Sox won something in 2007: the World Series and, believe it or not, they did it without me! I spent the entire season at Pawtucket, the Triple A affiliate. I had one of my best seasons as a professional and I never got called up. The younger version of me was crestfallen that I didn\u2019t get promoted to the majors that year. The version that is writing this piece realizes the intellectual currency that I took from that experience. What I got was a six-week case study on what high level leadership really looked like up close.<\/p>\n

Leaders connect on a personal level with those they lead. Leaders are vulnerable and transparent, understanding that authenticity in relationships is central to culture creation. Leaders realize they will accomplish nothing by themselves, and they need the contribution of everyone in the operation. Leaders make everyone in the operation feel like their contribution to the group is important. Leaders set the tone for what the standard is in the organization. Leaders do all these things and do so in different styles \u2013 we will cover that in later posts.<\/p>\n

David \u2018Big Papi\u2019 Ortiz is a three-time World Series champion, a legend of the sport and now a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. I\u2019m not going to pretend that I know him because I don\u2019t. We don\u2019t talk and I don\u2019t have his number. Here is what I do know: Papi has influenced countless lives by modeling what real leadership looks like. For me, that makes him a Hall of Fame leader.<\/p>\n

Bobby is one of six Leaders Performance Advisors, a group of leading performance thinkers providing more subject expertise to our member-only content and learning resources. To find out more about all our Performance Advisors, click here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n

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