The Experience
Every business contains points of friction within teams - and under the pressure of global events and constant change, these spark into flame more quickly and more often than ever before.
At the same time, managers themselves are under increasing pressure to develop high-performing teams while navigating that change - and they are turning to HR for support that is practical, credible and grounded in more than intuition. Equipping HR professionals to meet that demand with data-led insight is fast becoming a strategic priority.
The Initiative
To manage these issues strategically, one FTSE 100 company piloted PROPHET through a team session with their HR Leadership Team. The impact of the insight was immediate — the team responded so positively that they began using PROPHET with their Executive Committee and subsequently invested in certifying approximately 15 HR professionals internally to deploy the tool more widely across the organisation.
The Process
The pathway to embedding PROPHET typically follows three steps:
- HR pilot team session - experiencing the tool first-hand on their own team
- HR certification - building the capability and confidence to deploy PROPHET independently
- HR equipped to use the tool at scale - across:
- leadership and management populations
- strategy offsites
- team development programmes
- and beyond…
“We have accredited the HR team to derive the maximum from the profiles and we are using it every day in our talent lifecycle, as well as using it for senior hires. It is an exceptional tool – business focused, intuitive and provides remarkable business insights of great financial value. ”
The Insight
The key for this organisation, and so many others, was leveraging PROPHET over the long term as an embedded organisational tool rather than a one-off intervention - exactly the kind of sustained, systemic application PROPHET is designed to support.
Their experience highlights both the depth of value PROPHET can deliver and an honest reflection on sustainability: keeping PROPHET live beyond an initial team session requires ongoing internal commitment. It is a reminder that the tool's value is maximised when it is embedded into a broader people development strategy rather than used as a standalone event - with certified HR professionals as the engine that keeps it live.
Taking Action
Armed with data-led insight, certified HR professionals are able to support team leaders to flex their style and approach to different people, becoming more effective and building trust and respect as a result. For HR, certification offers more than a new tool — it offers a credible, evidence-based way to influence how leaders lead.
Certified HR professionals also support teams to:
- Align around new visions quickly and effectively
- Execute more effectively against business strategy
- Explore individual and collective strengths — as well as gaps and areas of conflict
- Build understanding and collaboration across business functions and international borders
The Transformation
The verdict from these HR professionals and teams is clear. They value PROPHET because it speaks in inclusive business language. It helps them identify genuine strengths and capability gaps, value all team members, build mutual understanding and plan how to execute real change.
The Impact
In addition to team sessions, HR is using PROPHET to:
- Inform development plans - Using PROPHET data to co-create meaningful, personalised development plans grounded in the team's profile, rather than relying on generic frameworks or intuition alone
- Identify priorities - Using the psychometric output to surface what to focus on first, cutting through noise and helping teams to agree on the most impactful areas to work on
- Prepare for stakeholder conversations - Drawing on PROPHET insights to help HR to prepare for 360 feedback conversations, line manager discussions or sponsoring stakeholder meetings
- Design effective programmes - Using PROPHET ahead of a group programme to understand the range of profiles coming in and design sessions that work across different preferences and needs
- Support career conversations - Using the psychometric to help people explore identity, strengths and values in the context of career transitions, promotions or role changes
