09/17: Jeter Speaks on Vocal Leadership
Posted by: Patrick
Jack Curry spoke with Derek Jeter on his leadership style.
I have read, many times over, where people have said Jeter is not a vocal leader and how he doesn't get in anyone's face. How Jorge Posada (or someone else) is more of a leader because we see them talking more, giving their opinion more, saying where they think Joba should play more. It kind of bothers me because the bottom line is that we don't know what he does in private and nor should we. If he pulls someone aside and then that gets reported, the person he pulled aside may be embarrassed. Professionalism is keeping things in house. The fact that you don't hear about Jeter doing it much could be a testament to his professionalism, as much as anything else. In addition, different people lead in different ways and yelling at people isn't always the best way.
We sometimes see things on TV, read things online or in the press, and we make these judgements based on a small portion of the story. I see the same thing at Bad Boy Blog, especially with a figure like Diddy. People see this, see that, read the gossip reports, read news reports, listen to stories and then those things are turned into facts. We know this, we know that. But, at the end of the day, what we know generally isn't all that much. Familiarity breeds contempt, it's easy to criticize people and even easier to criticize those who are successful - to find flaws. I'm rehashing some of what I said on this subject in March, but I thought it was interesting to see Jeter speak on this perception.
“I always hear the same thing about myself, ‘He doesn’t get in somebody’s face,’” Jeter said. “Well, how do they know? How does anybody know? Unless I was to tell someone or unless he was to tell someone, nobody is going to know. And you don’t do things for the camera.”
I have read, many times over, where people have said Jeter is not a vocal leader and how he doesn't get in anyone's face. How Jorge Posada (or someone else) is more of a leader because we see them talking more, giving their opinion more, saying where they think Joba should play more. It kind of bothers me because the bottom line is that we don't know what he does in private and nor should we. If he pulls someone aside and then that gets reported, the person he pulled aside may be embarrassed. Professionalism is keeping things in house. The fact that you don't hear about Jeter doing it much could be a testament to his professionalism, as much as anything else. In addition, different people lead in different ways and yelling at people isn't always the best way.
We sometimes see things on TV, read things online or in the press, and we make these judgements based on a small portion of the story. I see the same thing at Bad Boy Blog, especially with a figure like Diddy. People see this, see that, read the gossip reports, read news reports, listen to stories and then those things are turned into facts. We know this, we know that. But, at the end of the day, what we know generally isn't all that much. Familiarity breeds contempt, it's easy to criticize people and even easier to criticize those who are successful - to find flaws. I'm rehashing some of what I said on this subject in March, but I thought it was interesting to see Jeter speak on this perception.
