Allen’s Summer Holiday Reading 2010

You: So Allen, what books did you read during your summer holidays this year?  Me:  Funny you should ask that.  I was just going to write a blog about it.  You: Where can I find this blog, which will no doubt prove a treasure-trove of weighty insights and witty repartee?  Me: See below, you sycophant. Make Your Life Great: Richard Bandler’s Guide To Trance-Formation by Richard...

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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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