The Amazing Motivational Value of The Haka Dance
The haka is traditionally a war dance performed by Maori ancestors before going into battle to show their fearless commitment to win. They performed knowing they were facing death and had no choice but to fully commit. We certainly hope that guests at our corporate events do not face such dire possibilities. However, the haka is a great tool to motivate and unite as we learned from New Zealand's rugby team. Recently a client energized the opening of a General Session with our custom haka. The Event: an annual sales meeting of a large, nationwide American company. Our Tasks: we produced several events, ranging from Opening Session to General Sessions to finally the Awards Night. Guest Count: 700 The Theme: ONE. The Purpose: this meeting had to motivate, encourage, energize and - most of all - UNITE! Internationally renowned author, speaker and business consultant James Kerr was the natural choice as opening session keynote speaker. James Kerr had extraordinary access to ...