TLS 102 |The Heart of the Leader |Cultivating a Spiritually Healthy Heart

Because we believe that successful leadership begins on the inside, this 10-week course intentionally focuses on a leader’s heart motivation, our “why” first. Defining our “why” is not easy. It requires soul-searching, understanding one’s core life values, and a desire for a destination that’s much more than pure profit or personal success. This course will explore critical questions every leader must answer, the differences between a spiritually healthy and an unhealthy heart, and how understanding and embracing our identity, along with accurate self-awareness, will make us much more effective influencers.

Content Contributor: Lead Like Jesus

Learning Objectives

This course is designed to provide every leader, regardless of their life role or position, a better understanding of why our heart matters most in our leadership journey, what Jesus, the greatest leader of all time, teaches about the importance of the heart, and how we can practically embrace Jesus’ model of leading and influencing others in our day-to-day living. Upon completion, the participant should better understand why the heart of a leader matters, how to recognize a spiritually healthy and an unhealthy heart, and practical ways to lead with a healthy heart, committed to the Father rather than the bottom line or selfish ambition.

Requirements for Receiving Credit

1. The completion and submission of five Reflection assignments demonstrates that the participant has read the required resources and reviewed the presentation content.
2. Engage in all topic forum discussions for all five sessions.

Required Text Book(s)

 Lead as Jesus Revisited: Lessons from the greatest leadership role model of all time  | Blanchard, K.H., Hodges, P. & Hendry, P.H. (2016), TN: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson.

Faculty: Tami Heim, President and CEO of Christian Leadership Alliance

Tami Heim is the president and CEO of Christian Leadership Alliance. Her professional journey includes executive leadership experience in technology, marketing, publishing, and retail. She has served in executive leadership roles at Federated Department Stores and was the president of Borders, Inc. She was also the executive vice president and chief publishing officer of Thomas Nelson Publishers and a partner in a technology firm.

Tami was certified in for-profit board governance through the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Her nonprofit board experience includes EQUIP, Lead Like Jesus, Christian Alliance for Orphans, Growing Leaders, Christianity Today, National Association of Evangelicals, Best Christian Workplaces, The Navigators, and Christian Leadership Alliance.

She completed the Christian Credentialed Nonprofit Leader  (CCNL) program in 2013 and now facilitates 10-week online cohorts for CCNL-Leadership and the Thriving Leader Series.

Tami is passionate about equipping leaders to steward their organizations with excellence as they seek God in everything. She believes mission-critical competency and Christ-like character are essential for Christian leaders to thrive.