To NLP or not to NLP

Posted by Allen Baird, Partner on Nov 5, 2008 in personal development | 6 comments

Maybe some of you will have heard of NLP or Neuro-Linguistic Programming.  It’s all the rage in the sort of circles I move in – the realm of coaches, management consultants, trainers and professional communicators.  Some academics and psychologists brand it as gimmicky, without an adequate basis in research, and productive of a cult-like mentality.  To others, its a...