Podcasts about les jones

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan shares his top tips for boosting creativity at home and in the workplace. What you'll hear: What is creativity? Stimulate ideas by challenging and alternatives Quantity vs quality Setting stretch goals Creativity in practice Having creative hobbies Benefits of journalling.

Les Jones, Molly Campbell and Wilf Jones are the team behind Contemporary Collage Magazine, and they're also father, daughter and son. The magazine started as an online publication, but when readers said they wanted to read in print the team also added a real ink and paper version, and in this episode they speak about how they're running it as a financially sustainable family business.

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan Group catches up with Chris Barrow to look at the current dental landscape and share their thoughts and predictions for the future. What you'll hear: What does the current landscape look like? Thoughts on general election and a potential new government The main challenges practices are facing currently Opportunities practices should be looking at/implementing Ai and how this will this play a part in dentistry Thoughts for the future.

In this week's episode of The Best Guest we welcome author of Twelve Doors Les Jones.We talk about:The 19,000 on call firefighters in the UKWeaving in different elements in your writingThe journey to publicationAbout Les JonesLes Jones got involved in firefighting in 1980 at 20 years old, and worked at a large chemical company. Due to its risk and hazards, the company had its own internal fire service. This continued into another chemical industrial role until 1996. He attended external training courses including attending the Fire Service College in Gloucestershire.He became a member of the IFE (Institute of Fire Engineers) and sat their examination at Crewe Fire Station in 1994. He became assistant team leader of the eight-person crew on his shift and focused on training and fire drill events.In 1996 he became a police officer and found himself torn between Policing and the Fire Service as he had opportunities with both organisations. He spent 20 years in both uniform and plain clothes duties.About Twelve DoorsTwelve ordinary men and women, frontline protectors, bound by duty. Whenever the call comes, they drop everything and risk their lives to save others.But beyond the raging infernos, a string of crimes emerges that threatens to engulf them all. As their fire station faces closure, Leah Walsh, their fearless leader, embarks on a solitary quest to uncover a web of corruption that threatens her life and shakes the foundations of everything she holds dear.In a faded seaside town on the brink of chaos, her brave crew must also navigate a precarious path to ensure that justice prevails. Will they extinguish the flames of criminality before they are all consumed?Mentioned in This EpisodeTwelve DoorsBells The Fire DogHummingbird Motion PicturesConnect with Les JonesFacebookWebsiteConnect with Victoria BennionTo learn more about working with us visit www.victoriabennion.com

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan is joined by Kevin Rose, Dental business coach at Rose & Co. Kevin shares his philosophy of developing dental practices by emphasising both human touch and digital results. What you'll hear: How Rose & Co was established Building trust with patients, encouraging self-thinking teams, and prioritising patient care over purely clinical outcomes.  The difference their approach has made to the practices they've worked with. To learn more about Kevin and his work at Rose & Co., visit www.roseand.co/

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan catches up with Hayley Irons, Director at HI Marketing Ltd to discuss the differences and benefits of utilising your dental team to manage your marketing or wether its more efficient to outsource to a marketing agency. What you'll hear: How do you decide whether to use a team member or outsource If you use a team member, is it realistic for them to do it as part of their role, along with other duties, or should it be a standalone role? If you decide to outsource, how do you go about choosing the right agency/company What sort of return should you expect from your investment Who should listen: Practice owners Practice managers

Can I get some burger ? Maxime Biaggi et Grimkujow reçoivent Freddy, membre du groupe Les Jones, auteur du Flambeau et figure de l'humour sur Tik Tok et Instagram. Entre deux questions sur sa carrière de créateur de contenu et d'auteur, un peloton du Tour de Zen viendra perturber le bon déroulement de l'émission, un ananas géant déclenche un débat parallèle, Maxime tournera une scène de son télécrochet Mensonges au Cabinet et Elisabeth Borne vient appliquer son 49.3 sur le plateau.

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan is joined with Hayley Irons, Director at HI Marketing Ltd to discuss all things marketing related, from where to start and what the average returns are. What you'll hear: What is marketing and what are the benefits? Should you have a strategy or long term goal in place? How much budget should you allocate? Should marketing be done internally or outsourced? Who should listen: Practice Managers Practice Owners Dental Nurses Receptionists For more information from Hayley visit https://hayleyironsmarketing.co.uk/

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan catches up with Chris Barrow, Dental Business Coach to discuss the current recruitment and retention problems in dentistry, how to recruit the best talent for your practice and what you should look for in a team member. What you'll hear: How brexit, covid and cost of living crisis has effected dentistry What can practices do to retain their staff and attract new talent Where to look for in new recruits The ideal team player Thoughts for the future Who should listen: All dental professionals

This week we're heading to Hilton Head Island , the famous Sea Pines Resort and the surrounding coastal communities of Bluffton, Palmetto Bluff and Beaufort, South Carolina. Sea Pines Plantation is the original 5,200 acre private gated community established in 1957 by Charles Fraser with 4 golf courses and one mobile phone in a trailer. Some say he invented the modern gated community and environmentally-oriented tourism. Today, the tourism and travel industry in Hilton Head is one of the largest in the country. Sea Pines still dominates the rental market with properties available for rental year-round. But, in recent years, Hilton Head has also developed a large permanent resident population around 33,000 people live on the 55 square mile island (about the same size as Greenwich, CT but half the population)The real estate market is also quite lucrative, with the mean residential property in Sea Pines selling for about $639,000 as of February 2018.For more than a decade, Charter One Realty has been the top producing real estate company in the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton markets capturing an industry-leading average market share of 20 percent during that period.

Trente cinquième épisode du BiscCast : Cette année j'ai la flemme de faire des intros de description : bla bla bla oh c'est l'épisode bilan bla bla bla personne ne les lit bla bla bla {si vous le faites, mettez en commentaire "PAPOUTOU" sur la publication Facebook)[Coucou Antho et Jerem !]. Morgan : Obi Wan Kenobi, serie dans l'univers de Star Wars se déroulant entre le III et le IV (disponible sur DIsney+) House of The Dragons, serie dans l'univers de Game Of Thrones se déroulant des centaines d'année avant (disponible sur OCS) L.O.S.T. , série dans l'univers de LOST se déroulant pendant la série LOST (disponbile sur DIsney+) Les autres c'est nous, album de BigFlo & Oli Réédition de Civilisation, album de Orelsan Multitude, album de Stromae Elden Ring, jeu vidéo du studio From Software A Plague Tale : Requiem, jeu vidéo du studio français (cocorico) Asobo Tunic, jeu vidéo qu'il est bien pour joué. Les Jones,  Vidéo disponible sur la chaine de Mister V. Val :  The Defiant Ones : Série sur l'ascension de Dr Dre et Jimmy Iovine (Disponible sur Netflix)  Ne montre ça a personne : Série sur la vie d'Orelsan et son ascension dans le monde de la musique (Disponible sur Amazon Prime)  Dawn FM : Album de The Weeknd  Presque : Spectacle de Panayotis Pascot (Disponible sur Netflix)  Fumer fait Tousser : film de Quentin Dupieux   Stranger Things (Disponible sur Netflix)  Louis & Marco : Je ne sais plus, vous avez qu'a écouté l'épisode et eux ils avaient qu'a me transmettre leur liste de recommandations. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In the second part of this two part podcast, Les Jones is joined with Richard Collard, Consultant at Practice Plan Group to discuss making a great first impression when a patient calls your dental practice and the importance of having the right telephone systems in place. What you'll hear: Importance of having the right telephone systems in practice and what you can do with the data Top tips to implement in practice and have the right conversations with patients Who should listen: Practice Owners Practice Managers Front desk team

In this two part podcast, Les Jones is joined with Richard Collard, Consultant at Practice Plan Group to discuss making a great first impression when a patient calls your dental practice and the importance of having the right telephone systems in place. What you'll hear: How the current dental landscape is affecting dental practices and the front desk team The main issues the front desk team face How to make a great first impression on a prospective new patient Converting an NHS enquirer to a private plan patient Who should listen: Practice Owners Practice Managers Front desk team Find out more in part two next week...  

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan is joined with Dhru Shah, Founder and CEO at DetinalTubules to talk about his own career path into dentistry and the importance of thinking outside the box for young associate dentists. What you'll hear: Dhrus career path into dentistry Different examples of associate career paths Thinking outside the box Considering practice ownership Dentistry as a career choice Who should listen: Young dentists Associate dentists  

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan Group shares his top tips for encouraging and boosting creativity within your team and practice. What you'll hear: What is creativity Setting stretch goals in practice Asking questions to stimulate ideas in team meetings Who should listen: All dental professionals

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan shares his top tips for making your website stand out to potential new patients. What you'll hear: Looking at your website from a patient perspective How do you want your patients to feel Less is more Including patient testimonials Who should listen: Practice Owners Practice Managers

Doctor Les Jones is a former police officer and has a Bachelor's in General Studies Concentration, Master's in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Healthcare Information Systems, and a Doctorate in Business Administration and Leadership Concentration. He also breeds English Bulldogs. Les is currently an Adjunct Instructor at Kent State University and and Adjunct Professor at the historically black liberal arts college Knoxville College. Doctor Les Jones has an inspiring life story. We talk about how he rose from a 1.9 grade point average to a 3.8 average, as he became the first in his family to ever go to college. The road was not paved in silk for Les in any way, either. His childhood was influenced by abuse, neglect and drug abuse in his household, and he was sent away from home at the age of fifteen to go to school alone and basically raise himself.  Please listen and enjoy his story as he tells it to me.  You can read Les's doctoral thesis HERE.

Simon Thackeray talks to Les Jones in part three of our ‘Life back in practice’ series. Simon shares his updates on how he and the team are adapting to the new ways of working, the challenges faced in doing this and how the team are coping as the pandemic continues. What you’ll hear: How Simon’s practice is coping with clearing the backlog and getting patients back in for routine appointments What do capacity levels look like compared to a few weeks ago How are hygienists being utilised with revised SOP’s Will the end of furlough affect the practice How has the team been affected, personally and/or professionally, by COVID-19. Who should listen: Practice owners and managers. *Recorded on 18th September 2020

Les Jones catches up with Simon Thackeray as he settles into his eighth week of welcoming patients back. Simon shares some insights into how life has been back in the practice since we last spoke to him and what challenges and/or positives have been experienced in that time. What you’ll hear: Has the supply, cost and working with PPE changed  How have patients responded to the use of PPE Is there any additional equipment needed/purchased Has capacity and/or enquiries increased in recent weeks How has fallow affected practice productivity and patient expectations. Who should listen: All dental professionals. *Recorded on 4th August 2020  

A Bucket of Coal is a rare opportunity to explore the life and career of Les Jones.  From the North Welsh coalfields, the pits and through the heartbreak of the Gresford tragedy, Les went on to receive a scholarship to attend Magdalen College, Oxford - taking his voice and passionate commitment to social justice with him.  In this podcast he shares some of his experiences and explains how he became a teacher.  His wisdom, knowledge and humour shed light on a range of topics including equality, global citizenship, wealth, wellbeing, academic life, love and and the eternal bonds of friendship.Thank you to Rob Ford and Tatiana Popa for bringing this project to life.Artwork - thank you to Shaun Slifer for kind permission to use his original artwork 'Original Redneck, 1921' - for prints and to see Shaun's work visit https://justseeds.org/product/original-redneck-1921/Additional music - thank you to Dowlais Male Choir, Grimethorp Coliery Band,  The Pheonix Welsh Male Voice Choir, clip from “How Green Was My Valley” thanks to Rick Davi.

Les Jones talks to Chris Barrow about what the changes we have seen post COVID-19 and how they have affected dental practices as they settle into a new way of working.   Chris shares his insights on the challenges faced to date and what we learnings we can take from the last few months for the future.   What you’ll hear today: What are the main concerns from dental practices Is the digital patient journey here to stay What positive changes have been inspired from the last few months What are the key actions and challenges for practices going forward. Who should listen: All dental professionals. *Recorded on 16th July 2020

Les Jones talks to Simon Thackeray as he reaches his third week of welcoming patients back. Simon shares some insights into how he has found the past few weeks back in the practice and the challenges that the new ways of working bring to both staff and patients. What you’ll hear: What have been the main changes and challenges since reopening What level of service is currently available due to guideline constraints What is the ‘new normal’ and what does this look like short and long term Top tips for reopening and new ways of working. Who should listen: Practice Owners and Managers Anyone who leads a team. Recorded on 25th June 2020

Les Jones talks to industry expert, Ros Keeton, Chair of the BDA Benevolent Fund on how they continue to help dental professionals with their personal finances. This support is invaluable to many through the current crisis, with 6 months of usual contact received in the first 6 weeks of lockdown. Offering a range of practical support this is a great aide for those who are unaware of the resource available and the charitable help they are providing. What you’ll hear today:  Who are the BDA Benevolent Fund What support do they provide How to access this support Who should listen: All dental professionals. Recorded on 30th April 2020

Les Jones talks to Jude Jennison about leading through uncertainty as lockdown continues. Jude has been working with uncertainty all her life and understands the anxiety that this can cause. With numerous years experience she now explains some key tips on how to navigate our way through these challenging times as leaders. What you’ll hear today: Understanding the different experiences through lockdown and COVID-19 coping mechanisms - tackling social isolation, lack of freedom, grief and loss How to recognise lockdown stress and balancing your time How to embrace change to manage the fear of the unknown How to identify how your team are dealing with uncertainty. Who should listen: Practice Owners and Managers Anyone who leads a team. Recorded on 24th April 2020

Les Jones talks to Shaz Memon about COVID-19 business survival planning. After the success of his sell out book, Instagram for Dentists, Shaz shares his insights to support dental practices in navigating through this difficult period. What you’ll hear today: How to improve current systems - how to analyse this with the whole team How to become a stronger practice - viewing your practice from a different perspective Tips to improve your Instagram page - what content to include How to gain more of the right followers - who to follow, posting frequency. Who should listen: Practice Owners and Managers Anyone who leads a team. Recorded on 17th April 2020

Les Jones talks to Andy Elwood about mental health within dentistry during COVID-19. With considerable experience after serving 20 years with the emergency services, Andy shares the importance of mental health, particularly during the current crisis, and how we can talk about this. What you’ll hear today: What are the key challenges dentists are having to deal with Who is affected Tools to support overall health - physical, mental and communication How to get your 5-a-day for mental well-being. Who should listen: All dental professionals. Recorded on 7th April 2020

Les Jones talks to Chris Barrow about how dental practice leaders can handle the current situation. Chris shares his thoughts on what can be done right now to get the best chance of a good outcome from the COVID-19 crisis. What you'll hear today: How communication is key in consuming and creating information. Who you should target and what channels to use - 5 groups to engage with. What support you can you provide to your community. How to evaluate practice finances - what is important and time frames to keep trading. Who should listen: Practice Owners and Managers Anyone who leads a team Date recorded 30th March 2020

Ashley speaks to Les Jones about how he is dealing with the current crisis. How to use time away from your patients constructively and the importance of routine to maintain health and mental wellbeing. He covers utilising the time away from consultations to increase communications resulting in strengthened relationships, education and enhanced patient loyalty. What you'll hear today: How to communicate and how frequently to do this - What channels to use and how often you should use these Effective time management to ring fence clients - Where to focus your time to keep patients in the loop Target audience and added value - Who do you target and how to make content relevant to them. Who should listen: All practice managers and owners Recorded on 30th March 2020  

Chef Les Jones drops by a Canadian brunch fest. We talk service industry between heaping mouthfuls of poutine. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyke-michaels/support

Les Jones shares his experiences as a 'mystery shopper'. Posing as a married mum of one who has recently moved and is looking for a dentist, he completed a web enquiry form for a number of practices. Les talks about the responses he got, the opportunities practices missed and a number of simple but effective changes that can be implemented to convert more enquiries into patients. What you’ll hear: The average value of a web enquiry  How taking control of your webform and responses could transform your practice Practical tips on creating engaging responses. Who should listen: Practice owners and managers who want to increase patient numbers  Team members who respond to web enquiries Front desk teams.

Les Jones draws on his own experience creating and publishing his magazine, Elsie, to share his advice for generating creativity in your practice. He explains how to overcome common obstacles to help you to get projects from the ideas stage through to completion. What you’ll hear: Ways to get your ideas off the ground How to avoid common pitfalls The benefits of involving your team in the creative process. Who should listen: Practice managers and team leaders The full practice team.

Chris Barrow and Les Jones discuss the increasing evidence that the conversion rate for new patients from traditional and modern forms of advertising is reducing, whilst the acquisition costs of those new patients by this method is going up! What you'll hear: How print media and digital advertising isn’t working like it used to That there is an alternative How internal human-interest marketing is the solution

Les interviews his brother Cecil Jones from Houston TX. Cecil talks about how proud his father was to sit in lodge with his sons on either side. This is the YouTube channel of Sunset Masonic Lodge #369 - proudly serving Venice and Santa Monica CA since 1905 For more information, visit our website sunsetmasoniclodge.org

Ray Davis, Organist for Sunset Lodge, joins Les and Michael to discuss the role music plays in Masonic ritual. He also delves into the broader esoteric elements of music. This is the YouTube channel of Sunset Masonic Lodge #369 - proudly serving Venice and Santa Monica CA since 1905 For more information, visit our website sunsetmasoniclodge.org

Les and Michael discuss the concordant bodies you can join after becoming a Master Mason, with an emphasis on the York and Scottish Rites. This is the YouTube channel of Sunset Masonic Lodge #369 - proudly serving Venice and Santa Monica CA since 1905 For more information, visit our website sunsetmasoniclodge.org

Les interviews Brother Erwin Stone, a Fellowcraft Mason, about his life journey as well as his travels in Freemasonry. This is the YouTube channel of Sunset Masonic Lodge #369 - proudly serving Venice and Santa Monica CA since 1905 For more information, visit our website sunsetmasoniclodge.org

Brother Sergio Torres-Letelier drops by to discuss the difference between Freemasonry in his native Chile and Masonry in California. This is the YouTube channel of Sunset Masonic Lodge #369 - proudly serving Venice and Santa Monica CA since 1905 For more information, visit our website sunsetmasoniclodge.org

Host Les Jones and producer Michael Wamback discuss the three principle tenants of Freemasonry, brotherly love, relief and Truth. Why are these tenants and what light do the provide to assist us in governing our lives?

Illumination host Les Jones interviews Jerry Finley, a visitor to Sunset Lodge.

Les and Michael discuss some of the issues and challenges our fraternity is confronting, such as the great "dumbing down" of our ritual and the impact concordant bodies make on Blue Lodge attendance.

Illuminaton host Les jones interviews Brother Theo, the newest Master Mason of Sunset Lodge, about his journey in Freemasonry.

Les interviews Worshipful Sonya Bowman about Women's Freemasonry. We explore their standards and practices of Masonry and the relationship between the Women's Masonic Lodge and our own Sunset Lodge.

Host Les Jones and Michael Wamback discuss Freemasonry in the context of religion. Is Freemasonry a religion, spiritual or just moral? Why are some religions opposed to Freemasonry? Is there an anti-Masonic movement?

Les interviews Brother Thomas Gelo, a fellow Texan and one of the newest Master Masons of Sunset Lodge about his background and his reflections on his Masonic experience to date. This is the YouTube channel of Sunset Masonic Lodge #369 - proudly serving Venice and Santa Monica CA since 1905 For more information, visit our website sunsetmasoniclodge.org

Les interviews Robert Moore IV, a Prince Hall Freemason, co-worker and friend about his life and experiences in Freemasonry. This is the YouTube channel of Sunset Masonic Lodge #369 - proudly serving Venice and Santa Monica CA since 1905 For more information, visit our website sunsetmasoniclodge.org

David Neal, Master of Sunset Lodge, joins Les to share his Masonic experience. He discusses his observations on where the lodge is today, especially the movement toward youth and diversity.

Tony De La Torre, Secretary of Sunset Lodge, joins host Les Jones to discuss his experiences in Freemasonry and share his observations appertaining to the future of Sunset Lodge.

Illumination host Les Jones interviews Matt Abshire, the Senior Steward of Sunset lodge about his life journey, what brought him to Freemasonry and his reflections on the Masonic degrees.

Illumination host Les Jones and producer Michael Wamback share stories about some of the famous men who have been a part of our fraternity though the centuries - and who have touched our lives and shaped our world.

Jon Preston, Senior Warden of Sunset Lodge, joins Illumination host Les Jones to share his background story and his observations on Masonry, Sunset Lodge and his journey to the Oriental Chair as Master.