Why is PRISM different?
Rather than abstract, theoretical
concepts, PRISM measures the things that people like doing and the behavioural
characteristics related to those things. Research shows that people whose interests
match their occupations find greater job satisfaction, are more productive and have
higher levels of motivation.
These outcomes can increase the individual’s
work performance and enhance the chances of career success. Indeed, a Harvard Business
Review study has shown that staff turnover almost doubles when no ‘job suitability
match’ has been undertaken. Moreover, the study also concluded that
80% of staff turnover can be attributed to mistakes made during the employee selection
and recruitment process.
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Many personality and individual assessment tests are based on bi-polar scales (either/or)
type of questions. In other words they identify people as either one thing or another.
PRISM differs in how data are gathered and reveals balances and imbalances
instead of the 'typecasting' that often comes from bi-polar methods.
Neuroscience – which has seen most of its major discoveries made in the last
10-15 years – has proved that the brain is remarkably elastic in terms of
its capacity for change. PRISM focuses, not only on the brain’s functional
architecture, but also on how the neural networks interact with brain chemicals
such as glutamate, dopamine, noradrenaline, serotonin, testosterone and oestrogen
to create behaviour.
Modern neuroscience rests on the assumption that our thoughts, feelings, perceptions,
and behaviours emerge from electrical and chemical communication between brain cells.
It is these very same neuroscientific discoveries that have facilitated the development
of the PRISM Personal Performance Mapping.
To facilitate understanding, PRISM uses colours
to illustrate the behaviour preferences. Although the PRISM model is a
metaphor for brain functioning, the PRISM maps represent the dynamic interaction
that takes place within the brain and is based on the principle that no one part
of the brain does solely one thing and no one part of the brain acts alone. All
our thoughts, emotions and actions are the results of many parts of the brain acting
together.
The PRISM chart represents the relationships between the right hemisphere
(Green and Blue) on the PRISM model and the left hemisphere (Gold and Red)
on the PRISM model, plus the front half of the brain – the motor
cortex (Gold and Green) and the rear half of the brain – the sensory cortex
(Red and Blue). Red and Gold preferences indicate how a person will tend to behave
when engaged in a task and/or when under pressure to achieve results. Green and
Blue preferences indicate how a person will tend to behave in a social setting when
establishing rapport with others. As the person switches between these two settings,
he or she may display very different – even opposite – behaviours.