Jeff McManus
The Jeff McManus Group cultivates leaders who inspire growth, empower teams, and drive excellence, fostering a culture where individuals thrive, challenges are met, and organizations achieve success.
Jeff and his team have been praised by The New York Times, Forbes, and the Huffington Post for
their work in landscaping at Ole Miss as well as Jeff’s book, Growing Weeders into Leaders, that
reveals the secret sauce in the recipe for their success. The PGMS, Newsweek, the Princeton
Review, and USA Today all designated the Ole Miss Landscape team worthy of national
distinction, naming the Ole Miss campus as the nation’s most beautiful. As noted by Dan Cathy,
Chairman of Board for Chick-fil-A, “Jeff reminds us that all leaders can be cultivated with the
right pruning and nurturing.”
As the Director of Landscape Services at the University of Mississippi by day, a member of the
National Speakers Association by night, Jeff has worked with hundreds of leaders and
organizations to find the hidden leader within themselves and others. His easy-to- follow
Leadership programs motivate participants to lead by example, problem solve and to engage in
continuous learning and growing.
Jeff graduated from Auburn University in Horticulture, he is a Professional Certified Grounds
Manager, and a Certified Arborist. Jeff knows that great leaders grow great leaders, and as a
professional speaker and a member of the National Speaker Association, his message focuses
on enriching, entertaining, and inspiring industry leaders looking to grow their team’s
performance.
Jeff and his team have been praised by The New York Times, Forbes, and the Huffington Post for
their work in landscaping at Ole Miss as well as Jeff’s book, Growing Weeders into Leaders, that
reveals the secret sauce in the recipe for their success. The PGMS, Newsweek, the Princeton
Review, and USA Today all designated the Ole Miss Landscape team worthy of national
distinction, naming the Ole Miss campus as the nation’s most beautiful. As noted by Dan Cathy,
Chairman of Board for Chick-fil-A, “Jeff reminds us that all leaders can be cultivated with the
right pruning and nurturing.”
As the Director of Landscape Services at the University of Mississippi by day, a member of the
National Speakers Association by night, Jeff has worked with hundreds of leaders and
organizations to find the hidden leader within themselves and others. His easy-to- follow
Leadership programs motivate participants to lead by example, problem solve and to engage in
continuous learning and growing.
Jeff graduated from Auburn University in Horticulture, he is a Professional Certified Grounds
Manager, and a Certified Arborist. Jeff knows that great leaders grow great leaders, and as a
professional speaker and a member of the National Speaker Association, his message focuses
on enriching, entertaining, and inspiring industry leaders looking to grow their team’s
performance.
G.R.O.W.
Outstanding organizations reach championship status by having a vision for Greatness, producing high quality Results, opening the door to Opportunities for development and cultivating a Winning attitude each day. With this simple approach, your organization will GROW the talent you have to get the championship team you need. When applied thoughtfully and daily, the GROW process will cultivate weeders into...
It's Not About the Paycheck
Of course the paycheck is important, but breaking through to passion and purpose only happens when we rethink conventional business wisdom.
But how do you re-train yourself, your organization, to think differently? How do you foster an environment where it’s safe to do it, where purpose and passion can thrive without destroying your business?
How do the world’s most clever companies manage to not only endure change but encourage it, harnessing it...
Growing Weeders into Leaders
Most organizations can’t pay for the talent they want, but with the right strategy most organizations can GROW the talent they have to get the leaders they need. Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Leadership is a mindset.
Learning Outcomes:
· Attendees, at any professional level, will be able to identify strategies for "leading by example" in the workplace, while being inspired to...
