The thoughtful process of relationship development and leadership can sometimes fall short in today's high-speed technical world filled with pressing demands. However, the ultimate key to human interaction, both professionally and personally, comes down to interpersonal skills. As an active and thoughtful process to relationship development and leadership, the Dynamic Relationship Cycle requires law enforcement professionals to outwardly focus on the individual of interest. The underlying foundations of the Dynamic Relationship Cycle rest on three core elements of knowledge: ideology, remuneration, and personal. This cycle gives professionals techniques to use in establishing themselves as relationship leaders. Although the current professionals entering law enforcement are highly educated, technically savvy, and extremely intelligent, some have not had the opportunity to develop the human interpersonal skills that time and experience can provide. One solution to help alleviate the difficulty of having less time to mentor involves breaking down the practice of relationship building into clear, understandable steps and phases. To illustrate this, this paper presents a realistic interview and a followup explanation involving a veteran law enforcement professional and his less experienced colleague. In the process, it describes the Dynamic Relationship Cycle, a process in relationship development and leadership. 7 endnotes