Monthly Archive for May, 2009

What is New Code?

Published on 31 May, 2009 in article. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .
New Code NLP

It was great to have Elsie and Marc able to attend the session with Dr John Grinder and Carmen Bostic St Clair a few weeks ago, and I’m hoping to post a review from them here shortly.

The training was focused on “New Code”. While there are many forms and styles of NLP training in the world, New Code is the one most closely associated with NLP Co-Founder Dr John Grinder. As highlighted by this article from Michael Carroll (from NLP Academy in the UK), New Code focused more on personal congruence and the connection with your unconscious mind, developing “high performance states” and “content free” work. You can also find more information on New Code with Chris and Jules Collingwood’s Inspiritive in Australia.

We had a session in China NLP in January focused on New Code, but after reading Michael’s article, I thought it was worth mentioning again!

Creating Therapeutic Change – Richard Bandler in April 1989

Published on 21 May, 2009 in article. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

In Neuro-Linguistic Programming, “the techniques are an outgrowth of a technology that is about asking questions.”

I just came across a set of classic Richard Bandler videos. 11-and-a-half-hours of Richard actually, recorded in a training with NLP Comprehensive in Colorado. With an array of topics covering layering responses, propulsion systems, attitudes, perceptual grids, nonverbal amplifications, playing with problems and weaving complexes, I really appreciate Bandler’s insights and the sheer entertainment value of his style.

One of the things that always stands out to me when I spend time watching or listening to Richard is the deep similarities to John Grinder. It’s easy to get lost in the wonderful techniques, but despite their overt differences, Bandler and Grinder’s approach and focus on the underlying technology rather than the superficial techniques is remarkably similar.

Coaching and Limiting Beliefs in Guangzhou with Willbe Zeng

Published on 7 May, 2009 in Guangzhou. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Coaching and Limited Beliefs in Guangzhou with Willbe Zeng

Coaching and Limited Beliefs in Guangzhou with Willbe Zeng

We all run into situations where we feel particularly ineffective, we feel frustrated with ourselves and others when we try to communicate, we feel misjudged by others, or any other number of negative emotional states! For some of us it is easy to get trapped by our beliefs as we seek out ways to confirm that we lack the resources needed to overcome our challenges and succeed. These are the times we could use a little extra help from coaching to find a resourceful state to overcome our difficulties.

The definition, process, and even the styles of coaching are very different across industries, professions and situations. Regardless of your situation you will find that applying NLP presuppositions and Belief-Value-Rules systems can be very helpful as a coach or as the one being coached.

Join us as we look into how we can all apply some of the principles that makes coaching a buzz word among management gurus in our daily lives. We will spend the our time together to exchange ideas about coaching, how we can apply NLP techniques to coaching, and how we can begin to identify the beliefs we impose on ourselves to limit our possibilities.

NLP Certified Practitioner Willbe Zeng will lead this month’s NLP session. Willbe has a diverse background including HR Manager, Leadership and Organizational Development Consultant, HR Consultant, and Coach. Willbe’s background is in psychology, her undergraduate work was completed in China and she holds her MSc in Psychology with a focus on behavior and mental development from the University of Bristol. She’s currently an independent consultant and uses coaching heavily in her daily work.

13 19 May – 7:00pm – Guangzhou
* note changed date *

The Paddy Field, 38 Hua Le Lu, Central Plaza 华乐路广怡大厦首层
Behind the Garden hotel (Japanese Embassy exit), on the corner of the 7-Eleven

And you can see the event on Facebook here

Greg Layton: Advanced NLP Linguistics 7 May

Published on 3 May, 2009 in events. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

This Thursday night in Shanghai, we have a special session with an outstanding visitor from Australia, Greg Layton.

Thursday 7 May – from 7:00pm – 100RMB

In this special master class, Greg Layton, outlines the latest NLP techniques that empower mastery of communication and the importance of these skills in coaching, sales, negotiation and relationship building.

Specifically he will discuss how to use the following NLP Linguistic Patterns and more importantly how to ensure your success in using them:

  • Frames
  • Representational System Predicates
  • Metaphor
  • Meta Model
  • Milton Model

As part of the evening, Greg will coach a skills session on the Meta Model’s short form product, John Grinder’s Verbal Package ensuring that you come away with a new skill set to use immediately.

Having spent a few hours with Greg in the past week since his return from a modelling project at Shaolin, I am very excited that Greg has offered to share some of his high quality training with us.

7 May: Sorry, we’re full! But please put your details in the form below and we’ll put you on our wait list:

Metaprograms with Andy Clark and Helene Liu

Published on 1 May, 2009 in events. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Helene Liu and Andy Clark will introduce the field of Metaprograms in Hong Kong.

Trainees will have the opportunity to work with a partner to elicit their personal thinking patterns in order to understand more about themselves and others.

We will take a look at some common behaviours that those with certain meta-programs will produce and how these patterns can be recognised and broken.

2:00-5:00pm – Saturday 9 May

Banquet Hall A, Grand Promenade (in the clubhouse downstairs), Saiwanho
Hong Kong