Lesley Murrihy

Good news. The internet is perceived as mostly positive! And by doing a few things we can feel even more positive. Let’s get net positive. 😍🎉 💻📲🤳🏽#netsafetywk21 with @netsafeNZ

@sarahmartin74 Yum. I can even smell it sizzling!

In our happy place. Fish for tea👍🏼

@traceyezard @BarbKW A pleasure to support such a timely book.

Celebrating #IWD. My gratitude to Dr Barbara Watterston @BarbKW and Dr Lesley Murrihy @LMurrihy for providing the foreword in my new book Ferocious Warmth.Two women who’s career has advanced education through their leadership, thinking, research and focus on students.

Words like "kindness", "nice", "non-combative" are moving into the political arena. I wonder whether this is just good oldfashioned values, or whether it signals the next major evolution in human consciousness. And what does this have to do with education? futureofeducation.nz/future-of-educ…

My latest blog post is written in response to an article published by the NZ Herald: "Covid 19: Principals call for the arts to return to the classroom" futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/5/13…

My latest article: "We can each choose to open our hearts to absorb the challenge, to hold every child/person as though “they are us” (though not necessarily the same as us, to be clear), to be open and willing to change, and to begin the long journey..." futureofeducation.nz/future-of-educ…

My latest Blog Post with some lessons from Dewey. "We need a clearly articulated vision and purpose for education to shape our “new normal” – not just any “new normal” will do." futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/4/27…

@karyngraynz Would love to hear more about this. Do you have some readings you could share with me?

Another great post. Resonates especially with my current masters research about different leadership possibilities.

Loneliness of leadership (Part 6). I hope you enjoy my final post in this Loneliness of Leadership series where I focus, among other things, on the importance of finding time and space to do what brings you joy. futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/4/14…

The fifth post in my series, "Loneliness of leadership" - "A much better approach is that of humility – to be humble and authentic, sharing your mistakes, at times, and letting others know that you are neither perfect, nor ashamed of the fact." futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/4/5/…

Loneliness of Leadership (Part 4). "being controlled by circumstances and the dictates of the urgent and meaningless .... I have found that taking time to focus on my moral purpose and to take actions to enlarge it, is incredibly productive and uplifting." futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/3/30…

Here is "Loneliness of Leadership (Part 3): Confidantes, coaches and mentors and what to look for". Several more parts to come over the next couple of weeks. futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/3/17…

Here is the second post in a series I am writing about the Loneliness of Leadership. The purpose is to bring to the surface what is very real in leadership but often not talked about. futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/3/16…

Little research has been done on the loneliness of leaders, but what has been done suggests that a high percentage of leaders do experience loneliness and that leaders feel more lonely than employees. Why is this? Blogpost 7. futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/3/9/…

School leaders often stand on very tricky ground - dealing with conflicting and competing interests. Here are some tips, actions, ideas to help in my latest Blog Post. futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/3/5/…

Here is my latest Blogpost. It doesn't seem like rocket science, but it sure has made a difference. futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/2/22…

Leading an Integrated Curriculum Wānanga, Piritahi Marae, Waiheke Island, 6 - 8 April, 2020 with Dr Jan Robertson and Dr Lesley Murrihy. For further information check out the brochure below. docs.google.com/document/d/1J-…

In my third blog post - 'Strengths and weaknesses - two sides of the same coin'- I talk about my own strengths and weaknesses to illustrate what assists the process of integrating them into a positive, cohesive professional and personal life. futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/2/2/…

Read the second post to my blog ("A BLOG about leadership, learning, growth and other things") in which I make a disclaimer..."change is a journey and perfection is not the destination!" futureofeducation.nz/blog/2020/1/26…

I am taking refreshment leave from my role as principal of Amesbury School for 2020. Follow my BLOG (about "leadership, learning, growth and other things") as I reflect more deeply on 19 years of principalship to gain insights for the future of education futureofeducation.nz/blog