Self‐development for Developers

Reports some findings from the Developing the Developers report, in particular the high proportion of developers who differentiate training from development, and their reasons for so doing. Identify from the research the top ten approaches that developers see as important for the future. The authors summarize the issues addressed in their recent book, Self‐development: A Facilitator′s Guide , which include team building (first in frequency of being seen as important for the future in the AMED report), mentoring (second), coaching (third), self‐development (fourth), learning company (seventh), action learning (tenth). They suggest key issues related to each approach.