Equipping is an ongoing process of leading, teaching & process of leading, teaching and accessing potential leaders. Equippers ask questions about the organization, themselves and the potential leader.  

One of the great responsibilities – and privileges – of being a leader is to develop the people around you, to help those that have the potential to become leaders themselves.

A leader simply has to be committed to equipping others. Why?
It is the only way to keep growing. Those closest to me are going to determine the level of my success.It is lasting. There is no success without a successor.
Equipping others is hard work, and it never stops. And it can be discouraging, because people are bound to fail and disappoint you. You need commitment to see you through.