The Heart of Leadership
“Above all — guard your heart —
everything you do flows from it.”
Proverbs: 4:23
Carl Thomas Berry
The Heart of Leadership is the “pulse” of our core qualities, traits, and values — that define HOW and WHY we lead.
Do you struggle to “guard your heart” from the massive weight of negativity?
Has negativity started influencing your — thoughts, words, and actions?
Carl challenges and supports emerging leaders to help level-up, lighten-up, and lift-up others with small mindset and habit changes — to renew your heart.
The Problem
For leaders who are burnout, stressed, and struggling with constant change.
You chose to lead to make a difference — yet lost your way between meetings, metrics, and managing people.
What no one may have told you is: better systems, more training, and new strategies won’t fix the issue.
You don’t have a leadership problem. You have a LeaderDrift problem.
And there’s a cure!
The Solution
Imagine leading with joy, purpose, and building an energized team.
The secret to leading others is something most leadership books tend to ignore: loving, caring, and serving others.
LeaderDrift requires a LeaderShift.
More importantly, it requires a positive LeaderShift of the Heart™.
Brief Bio
- AWANA Sparks Ministry (Teacher): 3 years teaching as well as sharing my faith to diverse K-2nd Graders, in our O’Fallon, IL, Victory Church.
- Board of Education (BOE Member): 10-year elected public official who helped govern Lebanon, IL, CUSD #9 — focusing on student needs.
- Board of Education (President): served 2 years leading a dynamic team of community volunteers — through and past COVID.
- Boy Scouts of America (Cubmaster): served 3 years leading the pack with fun scouting activities and programs as well as teaching practical skills.
- Leadership Development (Director): spent 2+ years designing/teaching a college leadership program for campus leaders — on leadership skills, habits, mindsets, and more.
- Professor (Education/Psychology): 26+ years teaching diverse courses (Applied, College Success Strategies, Educational, Lifespan Development, and more) in the field of Psychology.
- Rotary Lebanon Club (President): 1-year term leading a dedicated team of community volunteers — and putting our motto "Service Above Self" into daily action.
- Rotary Youth Leadership (Chair): reigniting and redesigning RYLA leadership program in Southern Illinois (Jr. High and High School), focused on “The FUN-damentals of Leadership“ and teamwork.