Samuel Jones
- Work with Purpose, Win with People™
- Founder and CEO of Life Changing Presentations
Travels From
Mississippi
Samuel Jones Speaker Biography
Dr. Samuel Jones is a highly sought after professional transformational speaker, author, and award-winning entrepreneur who is best known for transforming and inspiring leaders and their organizations to Work with Purpose, Win with People™. Organizational leaders recognize the need for a transformation when employees suffer from resistance to change, low or no motivation to problem solve, communication issues and other behaviors that lead to decreased productivity, increased mistakes and waste, poor employee engagement, which all leads to reduced profits.
Through research and personal development, Dr. Jones created programs to INSPIRE people to higher levels of achievement, to IMAGINE clarity to pursue work that fulfills a passion and purpose and to activate ideas that can be immediately IMPLEMENTED to unleash more profits, higher productivity, and greater performance. And as a result of working with Dr. Jones, organizations insist that they now have a deeper purpose in their work; attendees are engaged with focused performance, and their partnerships have been transformed into winning relationships.
Dr. Jones' unique presentation style of sharing wisdom through storytelling and experiential learning activities leave audience participants with memorable, actionable takeaways they can implement immediately.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Advertising and a Master's degree in Public Relations from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Mississippi State University. His main goal is to share his purpose, passion, and expertise to help organizations and individuals heightened their awareness to take the action needed to achieve amazing results.
WORK WITH PURPOSE, WIN WITH PEOPLE™
Businesses face an accelerated pace of change as the need for technology and other rapidly changing consumer expectations reshape their world. Also, while current and future employees have greater demands for meaning in their work as the declining levels of trust in companies reshape their expectations.
Takeaways: Participants will be able to…
- Establish purpose and profit as the core of your strategy
- Bridge the gap between strategy and execution
- Enhanced clarity about cultural change that sticks for the future
U-TURN: HOW TO CREATE CHANGE WHEN NO ONE WANTS TO
As the climate of endless disruptions continues to rise in business, leaders worry that their employees can’t–or just won’t change to meet the increasing demands that lie ahead. And as these threats seem to get closer to home and impact their bottom line, organizations and leaders must adapt to mobilize the workforce of tomorrow today.
Takeaways: Participants will be able to…
- Discover strategies that support current employees as a reserve of talent and energy
- Identify three critical gaps between business leaders and middle-skill workers and what employers can do to help
- Identify five ways to help your team be open to change
CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN AVERAGE AND EXCELLENCE
In challenging times, we must be clear and impartial about business obligations because ‘average’ tendencies creep into normal day-to-day operations. In this program, Dr. Jones supports participants in overcoming the silos of average habits to create patterns of excellence within their organization and in life.
Takeaways: Participants will be able to…
- Recognize the 5 reasons why leaders struggle, and eventually fail in any economy
- Demonstrate 5 innovative techniques leaders can implement that transform average tendencies into patterns of excellence
- Integrate strategies to enhance partnerships at any level within the organization
RAISE THE BAR (BELIEFS. ACTIONS. RESULTS.)
One of the most painful things to see is a bold, confident employee fall into the trap of mediocrity. Even great employees can be subject to run-of-the-mill habits and getting caught in the slump of repetitive routines. This program encourages attendees to improve by uncovering ways to ‘Raise the B.A.R. by turning beliefs into actions to achieve desired results. Dr. Jones will share ways to re-energize, re-engage, and re-spark your inner drive, improve results and maximizing productivity.
Takeaways: Participants will be able to…
- Define and evaluate their beliefs for what works and what doesn’t work
- Capitalize on actions that increase and demand higher expectations
- Demonstrate strategies to motivate their team to reach new heights
TURNING POINTS TO SUCCESS™
In his forthcoming book, Turning Points: How Common Moments Can Have Amazing Uncommon Significance, Dr. Jones makes the case that we all experience moments that can change the course of our lives and that there are specific things we can do to make them purposeful. You need to be aware of those moments in your life and look for ways to make them happen again and again for yourself and for those you serve.
Key learning takeaways – Participants will:
- Recognize the AWARENESS of their current beliefs and behaviors.
- Demonstrate a greater understanding and use of their IMAGINATION for what results they desire.
- Employ strategies to complete a purposeful MISSION to accomplish short-term and long-term goals.
This program is designed for leaders that expect to implement positive permanent change to help their people to create turning points for each other and their customers (to improve morale, uncover strategies to improve performance, increase employee engagement and enhance soft skills). Relevant for associations, educational institutions, and corporations; to persons of all ages and all departments.
EXPOSING & ELIMINATING THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM™ [DIVERSITY & INCLUSION PROGRAM]
Business bottom lines are negatively impacted whenever diversity and inclusion issues arise in the workplace and not addressed. And this ‘elephant in the room’ continues to expand the gap between the behaviors that unlock the potentials of a diverse workforce and leaders acting as if it’s not an issue. This program is designed to help organizations create a competitive edge by instituting a culture of inclusive leadership for greater profitability and value creation.
Key Learning Takeaways
- Understand why “diversity” and “inclusion” are misunderstood to be the same thing in the workplace.
- Distinguish between the behaviors of the most inclusive leaders and the least inclusive leaders.
- Identify four levers that drive inclusion and the six behaviors that support inclusion efforts in the workplace.
