Growing Weeders Into Leaders: Leadership Lessons from the Ground Up
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (526 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1683503309 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 166 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dan Moyle said Beautifully simple in its common sense examples. Beautiful in its simplicity, this lesson on leadership is much-needed in today's world of business, non-profits and more. I love how Jeff takes lessons from horticulture and applies them to people and leading others. One of my favorite moments is when Jeff shows us how working smarter is so . An hour can change how you view leadership Tom Schwab [[VIDEOID:7769a306e7aafb70da919740192bd4f0]] Spend an hour and read the secret behind why Ole Miss is continually voted the most beautiful campus in the US. Jeff McManus, the Director of Landscape Service shares his leadership lessons from the ground level. I found them engaging, entertainin. Great book for any leader Nick Pavlidis Simple and practical ways to lead a team no matter what industry you're in. If you want your team to perform, grab a copy of this book and utilize it with your team. Best read of 2017 so far!
During those years Jeff and his team have gained national recognition for their attention to detail and eye for beauty. He is also an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist.Jeff has been with the University of Mississippi since 2000 as Director of Landscape Services. Jeff led his team in some creative waste management, which caught the attention of The New York Times, November 1, 2014.Jeff is a popular speaker and trainer for local, state and national organizations and industry. His first book Pruning Like A Pro has garnered attention for its fun and simple approach to the gardener’s dilemma…pruning! . Jeff’s GROW-Th
Under Jeff’s leadership the Ole Miss campus has won the National Professional Grounds Maintenance Society Best Maintained Campus twice, Newsweek’s most beautiful campus in 2011 and was named by the Princeton Review as the 2013 most beautiful campus. McManus developed Landscape University™ to intrinsically motivate his employees personally, while training them professionally. During those years Jeff and his team have gained national recognition for
And that is what Growing Weeders into Leaders is about.It is an entertaining and thoughtful look into the hearts and the workday lives of ordinary people - just like you and me - who tapped into their inner greatness in pursuit of a vision. Growing Weeders into Leaders takes you through the practical applications of empowering people to experience not only what it means to grow outstanding landscapes, but also to grow greatness in themselves and encourage it in others.. It has been commodified and relegated to those who are measured by shortest/longest times, impressive distances, highest heights, lowest lows, medals won, honors given…and again…Aristotle and Nike got it right…GREATNESS is what we can DO…every day…without recognition or reward, but for the satisfaction that comes from meeting the challenge, creating a team, and overcoming the odds. Creating one of America's most beautiful college campuses, at Ole Miss, did not happen overnight and, inside these pages, Jeff McManus describes the joys, the defeats, the brilliant problem-solving and the "best laid plans" that are proven worthlessuntil the bigger picture is told. It is the "bigger picture" told from the ground level. Aristotle and Nike got it right – GREATNESS is what we humans DO – when given the challenge, the encouragement, the environment, and the opport