Rita M. Murray

Successful virtual team players all have a few
things in common: good communication skills,
high emotional intelligence, an ability to work
independently, and the resilience to recover from
the glitches that inevitably arise. Awareness of and
sensitivity to other cultures is also important in
global groups. In a virtual environment, the actions
associated with these skills must be deliberate and
intentional. Thus, leaders need tools for doing...

Are you ready for a big dose of reality? Workforce demographic, cultural and socioeconomic events are colliding to produce the biggest business changes ever experienced in the United States, Canada and many other developed countries. Dr. Rita has worked with Fortune companies and small businesses throughout the world to improve multigenerational relations and communications. Using a provocative and insightful look at successful leadership and business diversity initiatives, this...

From her work with Accenture, Northrop Grumman, GE, the United States Armed Forces and other worldwide clients, Dr. Murray holds up a proven leadership lens and sheds a whole new light on the day-to-day dynamics of leadership. Referencing her expertise as an instructional psychologist, Rita defines leadership qualities and strengths and discloses the five blind spots that unnecessarily derail the unenlightened leader. Whether your challenge is conflict, stress, teamwork, or communication,...

This experiential team-based event is designed to assist individuals and teams in understanding their thinking preferences, communication styles, strengths and blind spots, as well as problem solving and decision making tactics. By helping individuals and teams gain greater insights into how they prefer to learn, play and communicate, emotional intelligence builds team chemistry enabling positive appreciation of personal differences and improved team morale.   

Robust, tough, courageous, hardy, spirited, irrepressible, brave and resilient. Do others describe you this way? Would you like them to?            

Dr. Rita's presentation examines mindsets and resources that enable us to succeed under the most perplexing circumstances. She teaches a practical way of preparing for and dealing with change and helps listeners to focus on those things that should never change. Illustrating...

Dr. Rita helps companies advance and retain more women leaders at critical senior levels by providing a sustainable coaching model for women executives that encourages them to take risks and lead with confidence. Rita's unique keynote affords women the chance to network with and learn from their true peers - high-achieving women from different companies, countries and industries. The audiences' energy creates an environment of shared experiences, common issues, personal connection, candor...

As a private pilot and Crew Resource Management (CRM) scholar, Rita's impactful program will help audiences evaluate their personal impact on team(s) and metacognitive responses in rapidly changing, challenging technical environments. Participants are provided with a sharp set of tools to help identify the stages of development and when to intervene. You need a team that works as one, heading in the same direction. You need a team that knows not only how to plan a mission, but how to...