Human Resources

Definition of the developing others competency

Competency in developing others involves actively modeling and enhancing leadership attributes in others through effective delegation of work and tasks. It also involves empowering, coaching, mentoring, counseling, teaching, providing constructive feedback to others, as well as rewarding excellence.

This competency involves creating an environment supportive of continual learning and pursuit of internal and external development opportunities.

Books and manuals

Click on a title to get the book details, including description, from the Library's catalog system.

• The Hands-Off Manager by Steve Chandler
• Your Inner CEO by Allan Cox
• Teambuilding that Gets Results by Linda Eve Diamond
• The Business Coaching Toolkit by Stephen G. Fairley
• True North by Bill George
• What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
• Becoming a Coaching Leader by Daniel Harkavy
• Self-Coaching by Joseph J. Luciani
• Life Coaching for Dummies by Jeni Mumford
• Blind Spots by Claudia Marshall Shelton
• Coaching at Work by Matt Somers

Electronic journal and newspaper articles

All electronic journals and newspaper articles can be searched via the County Library's online database.

• (2008). Resolution Resolve: Either set your goals realistically and achieve them-or don't set them at all. On Wall Street, (Jan 1, 2008).
• (2008). Using the Company as the classroom; Job assignments that provide the critical lessons managers and executives need to be successful may be more valuable than formal training. Business Week Online (June 5, 2008).
• (2007). Coaching at work. Training & Coaching Today, 65.
• (2007). Empowering people. Financial Adviser.
• (2006). EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES: Empowerment energises. Employee Benefits: 34.
• Burton, V. (2007). Take a leap of faith: if success seems out of reach, face the fear and go for it anyway Life coach Valorie Burton tells you how to find confidence. Essence 37.10: 188.
• Donahue, B. (2008). Coaching conversations--bringing the best out of group leaders. Leadership, 29.1: S56.
• Egan, M. (2007). The convincing side of change. Insurance Advocate, 118.19: 25.
• Flynn, S. (2007). Empowering Employees: Global Technical Recruiters succeeds at placing people in jobs by giving its own employees pull. Inside Business, 9.12: 68.
• Fox, A. (2007). Corporate social responsibility pays off: By being good corporate citizens, companies can woo top talent, engage employees and raise productivity. HR Magazine, 52.8:42.
• Frings, C. (2008). Improve employee feedback. Medical Laboratory Observer, 40.1: 36.
• Hustad, S. (2008). How to be a coach to your clients. National Underwriter Life & Health, 112.8: 14.
• Kass, A. (2007). From just-in-case training to just-in-time coaching. US Business Review, 8.10: 10.
• McFarland, K. (2007). In praise of the 'Anti-Mentor': It's important to have role models, but most of us owe a bigger debt of gratitude to the people who teach us by bad example. Business Week Online, (May 16, 2007).
• Sparrow, S. (2007). Coaching at work. Training & Coaching Today, 71.
• Suarez, Y. (2007). Building a global profile: innovative partnerships between business and education, growing small companies and a rising global profile provide a base for Broward's economic development. South Florida CEO, 11.3: 6A.
• Welch, J., & Suzy W. (2007). Define yourself--or others will; Leaders who don't explain their big decisions can wind up in big trouble. Business Week, 4055: 126.