Interpersonal Consideration

The concept I found most important was the interpersonal consideration aspect of transformational leadership. This concept focuses on team members understanding they are not just part of a larger organization, but instead they are individuals that are valued. Leaders that adopt interpersonal consideration make personal connections with their team members. They use coaching, compassion, praise and encouragement to empower their peers, subordinates and supervisors. Applying this concept enhances each team member’s morale, trust, loyalty and mutual respect. It also increases an individual’s willingness to use his or her talents and skills toward a common goal. This produces a more productive work center, ultimately enhancing the Air Force’s ability to wage war. To apply interpersonal consideration, I have to encourage subordinates, peers, and supervisors to be the best individual team members they can be. I have to put

If my peers have already completed Course 15, my use of the concept will reaffirm their dedication to cultivating individual relationships with their subordinates. This in turn leads to more productive and influential team members. For those who have not completed Course 15, I will teach them the interpersonal consideration concept; providing them another “tool” to use to motivate and empower their subordinates. My supervisors have already learned and can identify the concept. Seeing my peers and I using interpersonal consideration within our work centers will reassure them that every individual is being prepared to be a leader in tomorrow’s Air Force. Most importantly, all members of the unit are mentored in a culture influenced by interpersonal consideration. They will take this concept and extend its reach throughout their career, thus changing the Air Force with every individual relationship they