L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
Early in the development of Neuro-Semantics I engaged on a modeling project on business excellence and those who are experts in business. This followed modeling Wealth Creation and Selling Excellence and so was a natural next step. I wanted to know what it takes to be a “genius” at business. I wanted to be able to do that for myself in my business endeavors.
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During the past eighteen months I’ve been focusing in my studies and research on leadership. I’ve focused this modeling in preparation for creating a leadership matrix using the Matrix model and for the first presentation of it next year in Geneva Switzerland (April 2006). Already Michelle Duval has been coaching a Leadership Matrix with various CEOs and senior management. Already we have a list of leadership criteria for Neuro-Semantics along with benchmarks for that criteria (Article on Website and in the Trainers manual).
L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
Focus-power is special. It is magical. And when you have it, you have that which gives you “genius” or mastery or joy. Focus power is being able to stay focused on what you’re doing when you’re doing it. That sounds simple enough, does it? So focus must be a simple matter, right? We wish it were.
L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
There is a tremendous gap today between knowing and doing. We know so much more than we do. Isn’t that true for you? We know more about healthy eating and exercising than we put in practice. We know more about listening, being patient, validating, being affirmative, and other relationship skills than we do, especially when we’re under pressure and feel stress.
By L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
Since we began using the phrase, “Neuro-Semantics,” and trade marking that term, we have developed two different references for it. On the one hand, Neuro-Semantics refers to an idea and to a model of human functioning. On the other hand, Neuro-Semantics refers to a network of people all around the globe, to the Societies and Institutes of NS and hence, to a business.
L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
Obviously, in Neuro-Semantics, we will look mostly and preeminently for leaders who embody the principles of the neuro-semantic vision—its principles and practice. We will look for practical leaders who are excited about the vision, who apply that vision to themselves, who look for adding value to others, and who work at translating their talk into their walk. Conversely, we will not be interested in leaders who are driven by visions of personal glory, the rank and status of privilege, or the ego satisfactions of someone driven to be a guru.
L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
We put business, and all of our mental maps about business, in the World Matrix. That’s because Business is one of those worlds Aout there @ that we have to navigate and deal with. This becomes even more so when you set out as an entrepreneur to find and create new business opportunities.
L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
Games —in Neuro-Semantics we have taken the metaphor of games and used it to describe our actions, responses, and interactions. That enables us to think about and describe behavior, relationship, and performance in a playful way. Then, in recognizing that with this we are talking about the outer game, it has led us to back up to the inner game—the game that we play in our mind. The inner game of our frames of meaning.
L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
For many of us in NLP who truly care about this field and want to see it succeed in terms of gaining more credibility academically, gain more effectiveness in the world of business, and gain more acceptance publicly—we’ve got a problem. We have a lot of serious challenges facing us. After 30 years, NLP is not only not recognized for its credibility, it is all too frequently seen in a negative light.
L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
I came upon The Excuse Blow-Out Pattern after encountering three people in a row who complained, “But I just can’t apply NLP to myself.” Talk about an excuse!
“Yeah, this is great stuff. And I’m a wizard at NLP-ing people. I can run the patterns like a charm. But I just can’t do it on myself.”
