About Us
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World-class leadership development for world-class companies

Moving Performance inspires change in organisations through the power of music. Our clients and we desire the same thing: to do something new, different and inspiring in the world of leadership and team development. Something that will provide lasting change, an experience which leaves a wow factor like no other, and learning that will not be forgotten.

We pioneer a new approach to people engagement and development using music as a metaphor and experiential learning tool. Our success lies in our expert knowledge of both the commercial and musical worlds and our ability to bring the two together in relevant, inspiring interventions.

Through conferences, our world-class leadership programme, Know the Score®, delivered in partnership with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and our incredible experiential learning programme Compose to Lead®, Moving Performance has built a reputation as a global innovator. Our clients range across industries, including the leading consultancy, accountancy and law firms (and their clients), investment and retail banks, and global insurance, engineering, pharmaceutical and tech companies, charities and other non-profit organisations. Moving Performance delivers transformational programmes at all levels in organisations, from executive boards of the largest companies in Europe to all-staff conferences in the public sector. Our client work takes us across the UK, Europe, Asia, North and South America.

Our Story

Johannesburg, South Africa, February 2004

The lights dim and all goes quiet. In the middle of the stage, a group of bankers huddle in a tight scrum. A beautiful gospel voice breaks out over the audience, humming the tune to Amazing Grace.

You can hear a pin drop.

More voices join in, bringing harmonies and rhythm. The lights come up to reveal the bankers, now a 25-strong, newly-assembled gospel choir with arms outstretched. In full voice they sing out about the depth of change they desire for their customers — Amazing Change. This was the lightbulb moment for Moving Performance’s founder, Ben Hines.

Split into teams and given the task of creating a performance based on the theme of turning around the customer experience, he used his training as a musician and encouraged his colleagues to express this key business learning in song.

The effect of using music was immediate and evident. Colleagues who had traveled from all over Africa for the conference were held spellbound, some were moved to tears. It was clear that music can have a real impact and make a difference in organisations.

Moving Performance was born.

Our Team
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Founder & Director
Marketing & Events
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Principal Conductor
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Technical Manager
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"Ben has an amazing ability to bond teams around a cause through music."

René Carayol
MBE, Chief Executive, Inspired Leaders Network

"You sometimes meet people who have passion coming out of every pore, but not often....a talented musician, a far sighted faciltator with a clear vision of how to help other people makes Ben someone you should speak to."

John White
Associate Course Director

 "Ben and his team are AMAZING!  Their ability to quickly understand, simplify and orchestrate a 500 person team toward a common cultural mission was beyond my expectations!"

Guillermo Diaz
CIO, CISCO

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