At this Morning Tea with Mark, Taiko drummer Mark Alcock joins us for an online energiser like no other! He'll get you moving, learning something new and having fun - all through Japanese Taiko Drumming.

The ongoing pandemic has inspired Mark and his company Rhythmworks to take the best of his thunderous face-to-face Taiko team-building workshops and, through innovative use of Zoom and video, bring them online for teams all over the world.

Long a student of the Taiko drum, Mark's focus is on harnessing the commitment, mutual awareness, support, trust and enthusiasm required for a great Taiko performance - the same principles that unite successful teams in business.

Building on the incredibly well received 'do well, be well' Morning Tea with Wendy Chen a couple of months ago, Mark Alcock will show you how he energises teams, connects and inspires them to work together more effectively. Just what we need right now!

About Mark Alcock:

Mark first studied traditional Japanese Taiko drumming with the Tennon Daiko drummers of Wakayama prefecture in Southern Japan. His teachers included Katsuji Kondo, former front man of the world famous Kodo drummers. On his return to the UK in 1994, he was an original member of Mugenkyo, and played with Taiko master Joji Hirota for ten years.

Mark uses Taiko drumming principals and techniques in performance, education and the corporate world:

- He set up the first hands-on Taiko workshops in UK schools, travels all over the country delivering workshops and projects to schools, and helps them to set up their own ongoing youth Taiko clubs.

- He currently leads and composes for London’s Taiko Meantime, one of the foremost Taiko drumming ensembles in the UK.

- Mark founded Rhythmworks in 2000 and has been working with leading organisations ever since to build successful teams through Taiko.

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About Navigating Your New Normal

The impacts of COVID-19 across all sectors in New Zealand and the world has been unprecedented and through this we all want to look after our health and wellbeing, our families, our people, our customers and our cash flow.

At JumpShift, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to respond to this crisis in the best way we know how and have since delivered a series of client workshops that have focused on responding to the impacts of COVID-19 and navigating a new normal. We’d love to share with you the same value that has had overwhelming support from attendees to help you and your people thrive and move forward with the best 'toolbox' that you can have at hand.

Take a moment out of this complex, rapidly changing environment to understand the impact of what’s happening and what you can do to minimise your risks and increase your growth.

Be come part of the movement! Find the latest recordings, key content and keep up to date with what's going on here

Kia Kaha, The JumpShift Team