Why Should Businesses Consider NLP-Based Training? |
Training your management and teams in Neuro-Linguististic Programming can have many business benefits.
in Many “traditional” management and team training topics can be made more effective with the inclusion of NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) principles. This means not only that delegates pick up the desired new skills and behaviours, but also that they integrate these skills at a deep level, so they become an automatic part of their new behaviours.
How can NLP help? Some examples:
- Imagine that a person you’re working with likes to receive information visually, with an overview first, then the detail. If you present them with the detail first, in a verbal form, they’re less likely to take in what you’re saying and this may impact the result of the meeting. NLP helps you spot this and change what you’re doing, before things go wrong.
- If you’ve built deep rapport with someone, then you can disagree over an issue, without it escalating into conflict.
- Picture having teams who were in control of their state of mind, so they could always be in the most appropriate mental and emotional state for any given task.
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Dispelling the Myth |
| In the UK, our culture teaches us to: |
“do unto others as you would have them do unto you”.
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| Yet what really moves working relationships to the next level of effectiveness is: |
“doing unto others as they would have done unto them”.
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Much of the conflict in the workplace is caused by us unwittingly doing what works for us and expecting it to produce the same response in others.
NLP helps us improve relationships and team performance, by being able to enter into someone else’s map of the world, predict their needs and communicate with them in a way they find appealing and easy to understand.
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Breaking Out of Comfort Zones |
A business’s performance is dependent on the performance of its people. To grow the business, you need to grow your employees.
But “growing” usually means stepping outside our comfort zone. Yet limiting beliefs or fear of failure often prevent this.
NLP training creates an environment where people feel safer about stepping outside their comfort zone and discovering the strengths and resources they never knew they had.
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| It can be frustrating if you send someone on a training course,
but can't see any improvement in their performance.
That's why you should insist on training and coaching that is designed
to deliver results that you can measure. For example: |
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Happier, Better-Performing
Teams
Most delays in projects or budget overspends are
really caused by the way people work together. Improving
people's communication and leadership skills produces
dramatic changes in the way your business performs.
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Increased staff retention
When people are performing to the best of their
ability and being given the opportunity to develop
their skills, they're more likely to stay with their
employer.
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Fewer Misunderstandings
Conflict in the workplace and low morale are usually
caused by people "speaking different languages".
By increasing their behavioural and communication
flexibility, your teams will improve their working
relationships - both with business colleagues and
with your clients.
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Improved Customer
Satisfaction
Learning to speak your customers' language and truly
predict their needs is a driving factor in loyalty
and customer satisfaction. This leads to bottom-line
benefits for your business. |
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