Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) continues to suffer from a high number of off-base traffic accidents involving service members and their dependents. There needs to be an intervention to reduce this unacceptably high number of traffic accidents to better ensure the safety of our service members and their family members. Using the Full Range Leadership Model, we can use the transformational leadership technique and its associated behaviors of Individual Consideration, Inspirational Motivation and Intellectual Stimulation (CITATION) to implement meaningful team change. These associated behaviors can increase individual participation and critical thinking to improve team cohesiveness, and thereby work effectively towards a common goal to
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Individual consideration by leaders can support a learning and creative environment, improve individual sense of value and individuality, to spark the creativity and passion of their followers. Common methods to institute this behavior include having open and two-way communication without interruptions, asking non-work related questions to allow a more human interaction, and taking the opportunities when they present to coach and mentor. Using Robert E. Kelley’s behavior dimensions of critical thinking and participation, we can classify each team member to best focus efforts to enable all individual members to becomes effective followers (CITATION). At JBER Wing Safety Office, all individuals would benefit from a more personal leadership approach like individual consideration. The effective followers showing high participation and critical thinking, MSgt John Jones and SSgt Yolanda Williamson, will be encouraged to continue their high critical thinking and participation efforts. While the alienated …show more content…
This behavior can transform a team by instilling individual confidence and fostering creativity. As the new supervisor of the Wing Safety Office, conducting an office meeting to clearly articulate the Wing Safety Office vision and expected goals would specifically help Lt. Johnson and Mr. DeBurgh rejoin the group and focus their efforts to team success. Lt. Johnson, as the sheep follower (CITATION), lacks critical thinking and participation, but has the background and drive to help the organization, inspirational motivation with help catapult Lt. Johnson into a more effective follower. Mr. DeBurgh, an alienated follower (CITATION), while he continues to critically think, has pulled back from the group and his participation is low. Inspirational motivation will spark his passion for Wing Safety once again and challenge him to reengage with the flight as a cooperative team member. Certainly, inspirational motivation will encourage all team members as individuals to work in harmony towards a common passion and goal, lending itself to its best group performance. But, there are still followers who could continue to benefit from additional transformational leadership behaviors, Lt. Kirk Johnson and Mr. Clark
Individual consideration by leaders can support a learning and creative environment, improve individual sense of value and individuality, to spark the creativity and passion of their followers. Common methods to institute this behavior include having open and two-way communication without interruptions, asking non-work related questions to allow a more human interaction, and taking the opportunities when they present to coach and mentor. Using Robert E. Kelley’s behavior dimensions of critical thinking and participation, we can classify each team member to best focus efforts to enable all individual members to becomes effective followers (CITATION). At JBER Wing Safety Office, all individuals would benefit from a more personal leadership approach like individual consideration. The effective followers showing high participation and critical thinking, MSgt John Jones and SSgt Yolanda Williamson, will be encouraged to continue their high critical thinking and participation efforts. While the alienated …show more content…
This behavior can transform a team by instilling individual confidence and fostering creativity. As the new supervisor of the Wing Safety Office, conducting an office meeting to clearly articulate the Wing Safety Office vision and expected goals would specifically help Lt. Johnson and Mr. DeBurgh rejoin the group and focus their efforts to team success. Lt. Johnson, as the sheep follower (CITATION), lacks critical thinking and participation, but has the background and drive to help the organization, inspirational motivation with help catapult Lt. Johnson into a more effective follower. Mr. DeBurgh, an alienated follower (CITATION), while he continues to critically think, has pulled back from the group and his participation is low. Inspirational motivation will spark his passion for Wing Safety once again and challenge him to reengage with the flight as a cooperative team member. Certainly, inspirational motivation will encourage all team members as individuals to work in harmony towards a common passion and goal, lending itself to its best group performance. But, there are still followers who could continue to benefit from additional transformational leadership behaviors, Lt. Kirk Johnson and Mr. Clark