Intentional Leadership for College and Career Readiness with Thomas Murray

Our guest for this episode of College & Career Readiness Radio is Thomas Murray.

Tom Murray says that strong leadership is the foundation of any innovative, student‑centered district and that every major initiative will rise and fall with the quality of its leaders.​

Tom explains that the best leaders are learners who empower others, adapt, delegate to build capacity, engage their communities, reflect on their work, and ultimately lead as servants.​

He emphasizes that leadership is not about titles and that some of the most influential leaders in schools are classroom teachers, support staff, or bus drivers who care deeply, solve problems, and earn others’ trust.​

Murray points out that a healthy culture cannot coexist with toxic leadership and that every interaction in a school system is either building the culture u ...