Developing Others
Genuinely believes in others’ capabilities to develop and takes personal responsibility for their development. Creates a positive environment for learning and provides developmental opportunities for individuals and teams.
Type
Behavioural
Competency Area
Efficiency
Levels
Expresses positive expectations of others
Makes positive comments regarding others’ future development, particularly those who may be perceived as not having high potential
Believes that others want to and can learn to improve their performance
Provides guidance and detailed instructions
Explains how to do a task, with detailed instructions and demonstration
Provides practical support with the aim of developing others depending on their needs
Expresses positive expectations for the development of others
Ensures learning and development and provides specific feedback
Reviews work delivery and provides timely, constructive, and specific feedback in key strengths and areas for improvement
Encourages team members to develop learning and career plans and follows up to guide their development and measure progress
Values different personal needs of the team members and uses this understanding to promote inclusiveness
Ensures diversified exposure for team members, for example, opportunities to work on stretched projects
Empowers for long-term development
Takes risks on others to enable them to grow, by delegating responsibility and decision making
Allows others to learn from mistakes in non-critical settings
Provides mentoring support and direction to attain the team members’ learning needs for the long-term development
Creates an inclusive environment, from which all staff, including under-represented groups, can develop
Develops future leaders
Continuously assesses the talent requirements and proactively manages talent pipeline to ensure operational excellence
Institutionalises mechanisms that support continuous learning and improvement
Manages and develops teams with an acute awareness of inclusiveness, equality, and diversity
Builds capacity-development strategies to support career development for all employees