PRISM Profiles & Archetypes

Discover your workstyle and leadership style

PRISM helps leaders and their teams see how they each approach work, and where those approaches differ. The result is a set of practical insights people can act on straight away to collaborate better and lift performance together.

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What it is

A research-based read on how a team works

PRISM is built from two decades of research into global leadership and team dynamics. It draws on established leadership frameworks and newer studies of how teams actually get things done, and every dimension was developed and field tested to capture how people behave now, not how they would like to behave. It comes in two profiles.

PRISM Workstyle Profile

For every member of the team. It shows how a person approaches each of the five PRISM dimensions, so a group can see its range at a glance.

  • Maps the five workstyle dimensions for each person.
  • Comes with tips, growth areas and reflective questions.

PRISM Leadership Profile

For team leaders. It includes everything in the Workstyle Profile and adds the leader's dominant archetype, with guidance on leading well from that starting point.

  • Identifies your personal leadership archetype.
  • Adds guidance on leading with cultural intelligence in your own style.
Where it fits

PRISM, CQ and behavioural preferences

These tools answer different questions, and they work best together. A short way to hold them apart:

CQ

Cultural intelligence

Your capability to navigate and bridge differences. It is the foundation for leading any diverse team.

VALUES

Behavioural preferences

The personal and cultural values that help explain why your differences exist in the first place.

PRISM

Workstyle & archetype

How you actually work day to day, and, for leaders, the archetype that shapes how you lead.

Getting started

How to access PRISM

The assessment takes about ten minutes online. As soon as it is finished, each person receives their profile, the Workstyle Profile or the Leadership Profile, ready to use on its own or as the basis for a team session. Practitioners can also become certified to administer PRISM and deliver the matching training through a Master Certification.

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