In today’s competitive business environment, best-practice organizations have increasingly come to understand that developing their people internally is a top priority. Futurists tell us that the “war for talent” will intensify in the years to come, making employee retention possibly the most important focal point in the human resource management arena. Sadly, many highly skilled managers do not know how to be good “developers of people” and need to build this ability quickly and effectively to support their organization’s retention and development initiatives. Fortunately, most leaders can learn the skills involved with employee development, particularly when the sub-skills underpinning the larger category of “people development” are broken down, assessed and then developed individually. This assessment accomplishes that aim, enabling targeted coaching and training for anyone aspiring to become a skilled developer of people.