Murray Banks is an award winning teacher and the consummate professional speaker.  He’s taught at every level – elementary, middle school, high school, and at a major university.  He’s taught in a city school district and in a small, rural school in Vermont.  He was Vermont’s TEACHER OF THE YEAR in physical education and was honored national with the OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD.  His classroom stories and student anecdotes are poignant, hilarious, and because Murray frequently works with Fortune 500 companies, he brings a challenging message about performance, accountability and success.

Leadership Conferences and Management Retreats

Murray’s presentations for business leaders have included the opening keynotes for national conventions, sales meetings and management retreats for individual companies. Performance Under Pressure is the centerpiece for Murray’s leadership presentations… we often do our best work under pressure, if we can keep our balance; and leading people through change takes inspired, charismatic leadership! Murray will customize the presentation, integrating his message with your meeting theme and goals, and incorporating key elements from his signature topics – leadership, change, balance and performance.

PERFORMANCE UNDER PRESSURE Leading With Passion And Style! Leaders set the tone and create the climate. We are the models our colleagues follow and when we are strong leaders, our team becomes more like us every day! Murray’s presentation highlights the leadership skills that foster a climate of success for our colleagues…. enthusiasm, focus, positive problem solving and optimism. The challenge: these are the very attributes that disappear under constant pressure and stress! Murray will zero in on how to ensure a passionate leadership style even under constant pressure; why we need to keep our lives in balance so we can be at our best; when to use the 10/90 Rule to keep our focus on performance; and, to spread optimism and enthusiasm to colleagues so they can spread it to customers. The centerpiece of Murray’s presentation, “Who we are may be as important as what we know!” will inspire each person to come to work every day with the mindset, energy and enthusiasm that can make them charismatic leaders.