Brian Jones
Background
Brian Jones has over fifteen years of experience helping organizations achieve real results in the areas of organizational health and leadership development. As Director of People Development at Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, FL, Brian was instrumental in that organization’s recognition as Training Magazine’s “Top 100 Training Organizations in America” for five consecutive years, Fortune magazine’s “Best Places to Work in America” for four consecutive years, and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Brian was Senior Consultant with The Leadership Institute where he traveled the world helping clients create cultures of high-performance. He remains a resource to business leaders everywhere in their pursuit of organizational health as a coach, advisor, writer, speaker, and facilitator. Over 10,000 executives have participated in Brian’s workshops worldwide. His presentations are consistently highly-rated and noted for their practicality and real-life takeaways.
Clients
- PracticeLink
- VNA
- CHRISTUS
- Oakwood
- PeaceHealth Finance
- Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare
- South Shore Hospital
- Providence Health Care
- Vistage
- United Way
Experience
Brian has been affiliated with Patrick Lencioni, author of “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team,” since 2005 when he was chosen to be Principal Consultant of The Table Group. Brian facilitates high-impact sessions for senior leadership teams and other intact work groups. Brian often works with fellow Table Group principal consultant Pam Bilbrey to offer clients a dynamic teamwork approach.
Brian is also the co-author with Pam of the book “Ordinary Greatness” (Wiley, 2009), which helps leaders develop greater levels of employee engagement in their companies. “Ordinary Greatness” was published in Chinese in 2010.
Brian is a sought-after expert on teamwork and workplace issues. He has been a guest on VHA TV and National Public Radio and has been quoted in USA TODAY, The Denver Post, The Miami Herald, and HealthLeaders. His many published articles have appeared in Employment Relations, Hospital News, and other publications. He lives with his wife Melanie and three sons Sebastian, Gabriel, and Sidney in Gulf Breeze, Florida.
Endorsements
“Brian is an expert on creating an institutional culture committed to excellence. His coaching skills along with powerful tools & techniques develop leaders to accomplish their key organizational objectives. With a focus on growing the best people at all levels of the organization, Brian has demonstrated how a committed and aligned workforce can achieve extraordinary results.”
—John Schwartz, CEO, Providence North Coast
“Working with Brian Jones has been the highlight of the past year for us. Through his encouragement and work, we have built better teams within our company. I can confidently say that we have minimal politics, higher morale, higher productivity, and lower turnover as a result of his work with us. What is truly engaging in Brian's work, is how he embraces the company he is working with, and when working with the teams speaks as if he is a part of that team or company - using words like ‘we and us.’ I'm so thankful we worked with him, and know that anyone that chooses to work with him will see similar rewards and benefits.”
—Megan Harvey, Senior Manager, PracticeLink
“Thanks to Brian and Pam, our executive team is well positioned to deal with the challenges ahead. Their excellent facilitation of our executive team retreat helped us solidify a clear direction for our team and an understanding of how our individual strengths contribute to the success of the organization. We are now also able to better focus our team meetings on meaningful dialogue and end results. They provided us with more than a retreat - we walked away with actionable strategies that have made us a better organization.”
—Sandra Geiger, VP, Performance Excellence, South Shore Hospital
“Brian's speaking ability totally captivates an audience. He can convey complex ideas in an easily recognizable concept, and can bring the message. He's a true professional.”
—Dan Thomas, Senior Manager, Distributed Systems, Baptist Health Care
“Brian is an outstanding builder of teams. His expertise has proven to develop executive groups as well as front-line individuals to high-performance teams. I would recommend Brian as a valuable consultant to any organization.”
—Dr. Gerry Post, Director of Education, Lancaster General Health
