"Align yourself with people that you can learn from, that will inspire you, that will push you to achieve more and to do more." ~Les Brown (Les Brown) #leadership #leader jeffmcmanus.com

Letting your #team slip into a defeatist attitude lowers standards and quality of work. #leadership #teambuilding #lead jeffmcmanus.com

What's your favorite book about lead#leadership you have ev read? What made it so great?

"Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected." -Steve Jobs-

Technical training and #leadership development are bother critical to building motivated #teams. jeffmcmanus.com

Being thorough about the little things -- not only the big things -- is key to producing high-caliber work. #leadership #team #lead jeffmcmanus.com

Our lives become more meaningful when we invest in ourselves and other people.

Don't eliminate meetings; just make them more productive. Productive meetings train, discuss professionalism, give feedback, and get everyone on the same page. #leadership #team #teamwork #lead #leader jeffmcmanus.com

It is often easier in the short term to keep yourself busy doing your work than to invest in making the process better and more efficient. But it always makes your future more difficult. Invest in improving processes and efficiencies. #leadership #lead jeffmcmanus.com

"Before anyone is willing to follow you—or any other #leader—he or she wants to know that you are honest, forward-looking, inspiring, and competent." -- Kouzes and Posner -- The #Leadership Challenge #team #lead jeffmcmanus.com

"The growth and development of people is the highest calling of #leadership." -- Harvey Firestone, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company #team #lead #leader jeffmcmanus.com

Changing a toxic environment is challenging, but, in farming terms, #leaders have to keep plowing and breaking up the hard soil so the new seeds they plant can take root and grow deep. #leadership #team #lead jeffmcmanus.com

Do not let anyone put you down for what you do for work. Be the best at what you do, whatever it is. Soon enough, more senior #leadership will notice and you will start to rise up the ranks. #team #lead #leader jeffmcmanus.com

Being a real #leader isn’t just about being true to yourself—it’s also about caring just as much about the people you #lead. Here's this week's McBLOG. #leadership #team mailchi.mp/jeffmcmanus.co…

Sometimes making people successful means holding them accountable for subpar performance or unwanted behavior. It is not always easy, but it is part of the growing process. #leadership #team #lead jeffmcmanus.com

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." ~Benjamin Franklin #leadership #team #lead jeffmcmanus.com

Cross-train your staff to give people an opportunity to see how their work fits into the bigg picture.

Show your team members how their work makes a diffence. My team at Ole Miss may mow grass, trim shrubs, and plant trees, but we also create an environment for students to prepare to change the world. jeffmcmanus.com

#Leaders need to coach their #team on the best ways to be successful in their organization. #leadership #lead jeffmcmanus.com

On his #podcast, Pastor Mike Linch and I dove deep into the principles of #leadership and how faith guides our decisions. Grateful for the opportunity. Check out the episode to hear our conversation! #leadership #faithinaction #Inspiration #MikeLinch