Prism can provide services and products to support Leadership Development within a defined scope to support organizational objectives. In such situations, Prism maintains a systems perspective to ensure the effectiveness and integrity of the consulting and/or training intervention. Prism will first seek to understand the organization's strategic direction, the context within which the Leadership Development is taking place, and the desired outcomes. We often find that the need for Leadership Development is driven by significant changes within an organization, even if the organization has no formal change initiative underway.

In any situation where Leadership Development is required, Prism facilitates assessment of the specific leadership competencies which must be developed. This process often includes the collection of information from stakeholders and the prioritization of leadership competencies most in need of development in the organization. Depending upon specific organizational need, several approaches can be considered to develop leadership skills:

• An academy approach, that immerses leaders in an interdependent series of leadership modules which systematically develop the identified critical competencies. This highly interactive approach uses customized scenarios to ensure organization-specific applicability.

• A series of modules that, based on an upfront assessment, are customized to the organization, its language and its environment.

• A series of Leadership Development Forums where the entire leadership team attends the session together to learn / experience key leadership responsibilities (identified through an up-front assessment) and then immediately applies them to organizational issues.  Leadership Development Forums result in an interesting blend of training with immediate application. By having the entire leadership team in attendance, real work can be accomplished during the Forum itself.