Moving from being Gullible to Grateful as a Leader

Current leadership skill level: Gullible. A gullible leader can be seen to their team as a leader who will do or follow any rule without question. A gullible leader does not act as if they have commitment to the organization (Kerwin & Bopp, 2013).  They are scared and may make rash decisions.

How to build grateful as a strength: A grateful leader is a servant leader. A leader can increase his gratefulness by doing activities with their team to increase performance, motivation, and happiness (Kerwin & Bopp, 2013).  A grateful leader develops and conducts monthly team building activities. Team building activities should include cognitive restructuring. Cognitive restructuring is a key to organizing change and helping teams to look at things differently (Schein, 1996).

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