- online behavioural profiling

We have used PRISM for well over a decade now and can say without doubt it has been the most useful tool we use. We have used it with an incredibly wide range of our clients, from large corporate businesses within the financial sector to SMEs in design and media, as well as public sector organisations and with one to one coaching and development programmes.

It has provided the foundation for many of our most successful programmes and partnerships. The variety of clients we have used it with reflects the flexibility of the tool itself. It provides depth to management and leadership programmes, an extra dimension to a sales programme and detailed insight when used with teams.”

I have been a PRISM practitioner for over 10 years now, and have used it in all its forms to very good purpose during that time. One area where I believe I have created a distinctive offering is sales. With the help, encouragement and support of the PRISM team I have created and subsequently delivered for several years now an Adaptive Sales Workshop, which has proved to be very popular with my mentoring clients, many of whom find the prospect of sales daunting if not scary. It enables me to do some "myth-busting" around sales, and to help the delegates improve their self-awareness, and thereafter read behavioural signals in other people, leading to the creation of better relationships, which in turn allows them to convert more prospects into clients, and secure more business from existing clients. ”

My PRISM report is a practical tool that enables me to discover my leadership style and enhance my personal development at work, especially when working in a team. The PRISM report reflects my usual behaviors, languages, and attitudes and I use this when working with different teammates in various situations, to decide the suitable approaches to adopt in different scenarios. It has made me more mindful about observing and exploring before I react to others, and I have learnt how to maintain balance in using my color energies. ”

PRISM is an essential tool for use at every stage in the coaching process. It really makes a significant difference to the final outcome by helping the coach correctly identify the coachee’s behavioural needs and to modify their communication style accordingly. Accurate self-awareness is crucial for anyone attempting to make major changes in their lives and is the first step to change and growth. By knowing where we are at any given moment, we are better able to decide in which direction we should go. PRISM does this more effectively than any other tool I know. ”

I have used PRISM for the past five years in a wide range of settings from Government agencies to company boardrooms, and no other tool matches it for the ease of use despite its sophistication. Providing a PRISM map is like holding up a mirror to a client's face and gazing deeply into their mind. The colour maps provide such a rich mine of information to support coaching individuals to look for new career opportunities: from recruiting individuals into project teams to optimise team performance, to exploring workplace conflict issues, and to exploring organisational culture. What I particularly like is that the maps provide a “language” for understanding human dynamics which is easy to grasp and I find it has a lasting impact on those who use it. I often find it has become part of the organisational lexicon and used widely. The customer service provided by PRISM is excellent too! ”

The PRISM tool provides an accurate understanding of one’s tendencies in everyday social contexts as well as in the workplace. Being self-aware is one of the most important elements that contribute to personal growth and professional development. Its insightful and comprehensive report raises awareness of my management and working styles, enabling me to explore my potential strengths and weaknesses. Also, it helps to enhance awareness of others in the team especially in the team forming stage. By understanding PRISM I learnt how to adjust my tendencies to use different color energies according to different social contexts. As a student who is ready to enter the workplace, PRISM enables me to prepare for different challenges in a team context. ”

Understanding who we truly are is fundamental to our positive and progressive evolution. PRISM is the most effective and reliable resource that explores, discovers and helps to build from the foundations of positive growth individually and from a team perspective.”

I was initially very sceptical when I was asked to complete my PRISM profile. However, maintaining an open mind I have begun to embrace the numerous personal and professional benefits PRISM has brought me in both AIESEC and my daily interaction with others.

The benefit of PRISM is not merely understanding your personal inherent preferences, but also understanding that different people exhibit varying degrees of certain preferences. Being able to utilize such an all-round approach to understand peoples’ behaviors and to be able to adapt this knowledge to improve teamwork and dynamics was something I most definitely wanted to take out of my AIESEC experience.

The debrief of my PRISM map has also equipped me with the knowledge to observe certain behaviors amongst the people I work with. As such PRISM has vastly impacted my leadership development, as the knowledge I have gained is essential to more effective communication with varying types of people with different preferences. Being aware means that I am better in control of how to utilize my various energies allowing me to bring out the best in my team members by understanding our preferences and enhancing our communication. Most importantly, PRISM has allowed me to better connect to my members as an LCP during debriefing sessions. Through debriefing their PRISM maps, I was able to relate to them better and understand their behavior preferences as well as give them some valuable advice on how to better manage themselves or their team. Overall, PRISM is an awesome tool and I will definitely be using it both professionally and personally! ”

As a change Leader for large organisations on high profile complex programs, PRISM has fast become the secret weapon in my toolkit. The profiling enables an effective way of completing stakeholder analysis and engagement strategies that are truly specific and gain buy-in quickly, reducing resistance and contributing to the success of the overall change. At every stage of change I apply PRISM: developing change transition plans, recruiting change champions and facilitating group workshops. PRISM is the foundation tool for all of my change activities and as a result I have been able to provide targeted approaches that enable the success of the change. ”

I have completed many tools such as PRISM, but what makes PRISM distinct is that it validates and empowers everyone by helping to identify their strengths and provides positive affirmation of the value of each individual. It further links to other team members to provide a wide lens on group strengths and an authentic and safe means of sharing profiles to facilitate effective teams with greater agility and engagement potential.

Swinburne University has been piloting the use of PRISM in the Department of Health Professions with postgraduate students. Students using PRISM have been able to fast-forward group formation, interaction, performance and knowledge of self to be able to effectively work on group assessment tasks and be active participants in the curriculum. ”

PRISM has been an incredibly valuable tool in helping individuals to ‘see’ themselves more clearly, identify their strengths and understand their blind spots and create the right mind set for navigating change and the opportunity it brings.

Everywhere in business today and the marketplace more broadly, change is occurring. But the one area that remains as consistent today as it ever has is the need to inspire and motivate people, to bring a diverse skill sets and leadership styles together and to unlock their potential in a way that unleashes trapped capacity and energy! ”

We have previously used PRISM for supporting selection decisions but are now focusing upon the developmental aspects to help inform our Talent Management conversations.

We have used PRISM Professional as part of our leadership development programme to identify and develop our current and future leaders. The programme comprises of attendance and feedback from an externally observed development centre; 360° feedback from people who work with them regularly and the PRISM reports completed by the individual. We find that this triangulation of data helps facilitate a discussion which identifies similar trends from the different types of feedback. This enhances individuals’ insight into their personal impact, behaviour, potential and preferences. We have found that PRISM also raises awareness of preferences of others which improves relationships across the organisation.

We enjoy using PRISM and would recommend it because of its flexibility in that it doesn’t ‘categorise’ individuals as a ‘type’ but instead acknowledges and allows for exploration of the different contexts and how individuals are likely to adapt which feels more accurate and authentic.

The PRISM team have always been on hand to support us when required. ”

Maersk was introduced to PRISM in 2005 and in the years that followed the instrument played an important role in the training of Maersk Line staff, ranging from Officer Cadet Induction to the building of operational teams, commercial teams and Senior Officer development.

As the world’s largest container-shipping company Maersk Line embraces diversity because the company believes that diverse minds make better decisions that are better for our customers, our business, and our employees.

This means that we have to see how people from very different backgrounds and skills can work together to create the successful teams and the organisation that is Maersk Line.

I personally used PRISM and its applications when I was Fleet Manager of Maersk Marine Service, and later with my team as the Managing Director for Maersk Line covering the Black Sea and later in a similar role as Managing Director for Maersk Line in China. I found its team performance diagnostic capability invaluable and a great starting point for building high performing Leadership teams.

In my experience, PRISM helps individuals to understand and manage effectively their behavioural strengths and weaknesses. PRISM is easy to understand, it is cost effective and easy to implement by people from very different backgrounds and cultures. It also helps them to understand the behavioural requirements of specific roles and how to capitalise on individuals’ differences to create high performance teams. Success comes from placing the right people in the right jobs and from creating a culture of continuous performance improvement driven by a desire to succeed. PRISM has an important part to play in that process. ”

Having Zenlinx as our learning partner for over 5 years, I have witnessed how PRISM has helped facilitate our members’ leadership development. The series of workshops facilitated by Zenlinx has no doubt enhanced our leaders’ talent capacity and with PRISM as a common language in the organisation, the communication and synergy across teams has improved. Aside from the debrief workshop, the coaching and learning sessions based on PRISM allowed our members to further understand the map and use it across different levels.
Knowledge and skills learned from the workshops would definitely be useful for my future career. On behalf of AIESEC in Hong Kong, we are grateful to have Zenlinx as our learning partner and I believe this tool is necessary for any organisational transformation. ”

We found PRISM to be a unique tool in identifying behavioral preferences, personal relationships and work performance for our staff. It helps us support the business in various degrees in playing to our strengths and supporting our weaknesses.

We live in an era of Information / Data & Analytics which continues to help companies to make accurate decisions. This tool allows us to focus on our people.

We look forward to assessing our staff again to continue learning and growing. ”

We have been using PRISM for over 10 years now. It has been of significant benefit in our recruitment activity, helping us to benchmark people and align the right people with the right roles. It has also been invaluable in terms of exploring team behaviour and team performance, allowing us to identify and prioritise areas requiring our attention and action. ”