Moving Performance Blog
How Music Can Empower Your Performance
Love has the power to lead us into extraordinary things. Many have crossed deserts, climbed mountains and given up their comfortable lives for the sake of the one they love. Music sets the tone for many of these love stories and provides the soundtrack to many broken hearts. But does it have the power to…
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Servant Leadership – Part 2
In the first part of this series we looked at the challenges facing many leadership styles. Servant leadership offers an alternative but seems counter-intuitive to the demands of a high-performing team. In this part we consider how the role of a conductor models the characteristics of a servant leader. A Confident, Engaged and Empowering Leader…
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Interview: How Music Inspires Change
Ben recently gave an interview with Executive Speakers Bureau who we work with in the United States. ESB wanted to find out more about what we do and why, and how it can have such a profound impact on the companies and individuals we work with. Here are some of the highlights: What is your unique philosophy…
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We Are Seven!
It’s 7 years ago this month that Moving Performance burst into life! In that time we’ve worked with leading companies across Europe, the US and China – from pharmaceutical, insurance, banking and technology companies to not-for-profit organisations – witnessing how music can be a powerful metaphor for business. The Transformative Power of Music We’ve led…
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The Challenge of a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous World
VUCA describes the conditions in which our everyday business decisions are often made. Originating within the military to make sense of the world after the end of the Cold War, it’s now used by a wide range of organisations – from government and education to business and NGO’s. VUCA sets out four distinct types of challenges…
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Mourinho, Manchester United and Organisational Change
As speculation rises over Jose Mourinho’s appointment to Manchester United, it’s a perfect opportunity to reflect on some of the principles of organisational change and why successful organisations so often struggle with the loss and / or replacement of a new CEO or figurehead. Following In The Footsteps Of A Genius Time Magazine put it like…
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The End of the Barclays Legacy in Africa
News broke last week that Barclays is preparing to sell off its once-prized African operations. Ben Hines reflects on his experience working in Barclays Africa and raises the issue of a bank’s wider responsibilities when conflicts arise between shareholder returns and the values on which it was founded. Back in the Noughties I had the…
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Thinking Differently
Listen to Ben Hines speak to British Bulldogs about how Moving Performance got started, what inspires him and how that inspiration has been used to bring change to leaders across the UK and beyond. British Bulldogs – provide Podcasts to encourage, educate and inspire British businesses. They bring a wealth of experience, contacts and knowledge to…
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News – Ben Hines Joins Rostrum of Inspiring Speakers
We are delighted that Ben Hines, Founder of Moving Performance, is joining the rostrum of inspiring speakers at the Executive Speakers Bureau for 2016! At Moving Performance, we use music as a metaphor for business and as a tool to help individuals, teams, and organisations grow and develop. Working with some of the world’s leading…
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