Tom Morley

Former Scritti Politti drummer and team builder

  • Tom Morley, the original drummer of Scritti Politti, is a DIY music pioneer who found success in the dance scene. He has collaborated with David Bowie and Madness. Tom’s stage improvisation experience has made him comfortable with taking risks in public. Inspired by a power-cut incident in Berlin, he founded Instant Teamwork in 1999, an international arts-based team building company. For the past 20 years, Tom has drummed and harmonized with energized teams in cities like NYC, Moscow, Joburg, Istanbul, Paris, and London.
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Tom Morley, the original drummer of the 1980s pop band Scritti Politti, is an interactive speaker. Which means he doesn’t just talk about D.O.S.E. (the heady connecting cocktail of dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins) that you find when you’re in a flow or ‘groove’ state, he creates that state in everyone.

According to Tom, “The Groove is found at the crossroads of Discipline, Surrender and Mischief”. But this isn’t just a theory, handclaps in the studio with Bowie, congas onstage with Madness, and playing for HRH Queen Elizabeth at The Albert Hall means everything Tom says is backed up by a story that both entertains and inspires.

Takeaway? Anything is possible if you have the courage to take that first step. Outcome? An energised, bonded and excited team.

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Tom Morley has deep wisdom, a dry sense of humour and he's a storytelling genius. With a drum! Every time we've booked him my teams have loved him.
Gregory Clarke
GSK Oncology
Our people loved it, and they're STILL talking about it
Lynne Rutter
HR, NOKIA
I truly believe the change in culture within the company began with the European roadshow work we did with Tom
Michel Taride
President, Hertz European
To be honest we were anxious but within a minute of seeing Tom onstage, with the whole board up on their feet and smiling, we knew we'd booked the right guy.
Juliette Jameson
HR, GSK
Three part harmony and people running to the stage to dance. I've never seen anything like it. They were still singing in the bar at midnight.
Tony Jackson
Adecco Comms
We're always impressed with Tom's creative style. He's a speaker who certainly walks the talk and our audiences respond well to his hilarious authenticity!
Duncan Bruce
MD, The Brand Conspiracy
Some facilitators you book as one-hit wonders and others you know you'll be partners in change over the coming years. I knew Tom would be in the latter category from our first event together in Vienna. The first of many worldwide.
Paul Culleton
Head of HR, J&J
Flying a guy all the way from London, why? Tom got us doing creative stuff that was so off-the-wall we'd never have done it in house. He's so natural with it though, we just couldn't refuse.
Jason White
R&D, Disney
We'd come up with some new team strap lines. Tom turned them into grooves that we all played. A hundred of us with a hundred drums. I've still got one as a ringtone on my phone a year later.
Jack Summers
R&D, Vodafone
It was a sunny day and no one wanted to be inside. To our delight Tom set up a drum circle on the roof. Twenty of us in Central London, we felt like The Beatles at Abbey Road. It's pretty clear why they call him the Rockstar Activator.
Priti Rutherford
HR, M&S

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