School Board Association Conferences
Murray’s motivational keynote can be the highlight of your convention … the perfect blend of inspiration and fun! Honored with Teacher Of The Year and Outstanding Educator awards, Murray resonates with an audience of school board members and the special challenges they face balancing family, profession and commitment to community. As a World Champion athlete, he will craft and deliver a focused and engaging message custom tailored to you conventions theme. And, just like his teaching, it will be interactive, focused and engaging!
Murray’s presentations are hilarious, filled with stories and images only school board members can appreciate! And, your members will return to their school districts with specific, actionable skills for charismatic leadership in tough time… while maintaining balance in their lives.
“You hit it out of the park! Everyone here loved your presentation and I received all kinds of accolades because of you! Thanks so much for all your preparation.”
Murray’s signature topics are fresh and in the moment and connect school governance and leadership to charisma, adaptability and life balance.
LEADERSHIP UNDER PRESURE
Leading With Passion… Keeping Our Balance
School board members are between the proverbial “rock and a hard place” with high stakes testing and financial accountability on one side and a challenged and frustrated faculty on the other! Murray’s keynote highlights the leadership skills that foster a climate of success for faculty, staff and students…. enthusiasm, focus, positive problem solving and optimism. He delivers four skills for staying focused under pressure and taking care of ourselves so we can also take care of business (and stay awake during those late board meetings!). It is a subject that fascinates everyone and Murray delivers it with a medley of science, inspiration and humor. You’ll get his 10/90 Rule to keep board meetings on target and learn why you may need to go to the “B.A.R.”
Murray will zero in on specific skills for leadership…
• The 10/90 RULE to keep board meetings focused and on target
• Why pressure changes persona and persona affects leadership style
• How the physiology of food & fitness affects clarity & attention in late night meetings
• How to keep board colleagues focused on student outcomes and staff performance because what you focus on expands
• How to prevent “Group Griping” and enhance teamwork, collegiality and morale
“The main thing is to keep the main thing, the main thing.”
“You can tell a lot about a person by what they take two at a time… pills or stairs!”
THE TROUBLE WITH THE FUTURE IS, IT’S NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE!
Keeping Our Focus On Students In Changing Times
In a world of change, educators like stability and consistency. They often work rhythmically…following nearly the same schedule every day, even going to the bathroom! Community members want results, so with high-stakes testing, a tough economy and transitioning baby boomers, that means pushing teachers out of their comfort zones. And, not letting board members get hung up on old practices. Murray presents skills and motivation to be adaptable, resilient and responsive. You’ll love his “Lava Lamp Philosophy” for school change and parodies on our change resistant colleagues who have contracted “Psychlosclerosis!”
Murray has created unique skills for pushing your colleagues out of their comfort zone…
• Using the “Lava Lamp Philosophy” of continuous change in our schools
• Creating a culture of change, not mandates for change
• Implementing the “RICHTER SCALE OF STRESS” for worried colleagues
• Using a Switching skill for changing change-resistant colleagues
• Preventing “Pyschosclerosis” among faculty and staff
“Teachers don’t resist change… they resist being changed!”
“The illiterate of the future are not those who cannot read or write, but those cannot learn, unlearn and relearn!”
TOUGH TIMES, TOUGH TEAMS
These are tough times and successful school districts need tough teams - colleagues who pull together, work hard, stay positive and are resilient. Murray is tough on those in the comfort zone, empathetic with hard workers and funny with everyone as he provides four skills helping school board members promote spirit, morale and teamwork within their schools. And, you’ll take away his solution for Group Griping and his “Richter Scale Of Stress” - which will keep your board members focused on student and school district success!
This tough presentation inspires and energizes while providing four actionable skills for…
• Using the 10/90 RULE to convert problems to solutions
• Preventing “G.G.” in the faculty rooms
• Communicating a tough message in a positive framework
• Keeping colleagues focused on student performance when things don’t turn out as planned
“When you are going through Hell… keep going!”
“Tenacity is easier when you have no choice!”
“Thanks for knowing and understanding all teachers and all students! You were just what I needed today! I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time! I left with an attitude of passion and style! Can you come back in April? “
Murray has created personalized keynote presentations for hundreds of educational leadership conventions and school district retreats from Maine to California, Alaska to Florida, and Nova Scotia to Alberta!
Murray has keynoted these prominent national conventions…
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National School Public Relations Association
National Association of Athletic Administrators
“I want to thank you for getting our annual conference off to such a terrific start! When this happens, it carries the remainder of the event. Our members were so happy with this year’s conference, I had to use cold packs on my back for two days to get the swelling down from being patted so often!!!“