To NLP or not to NLP
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...
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I can personally vouch for three methods. They work. And it’s a good job they do too. We could accomplish little in life without trust. Trust is the glue that binds us together. Self-disclosure I extol the virtues of active listening and open-ended questioning as the main stays of inter-personal communication. They are necessary; they are not sufficient. If you use them in total...
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