Neuro Linguistic Programming

Neuro-linguistic programming refers to the ecology question. Essentially, that ecology question says “When you are determining which action you should take then there are three ecological questions that you need to ask. They are:

1. Is it good and safe for me?
2. Is it good and safe for others?
3. Is it good and safe for the universe?

This concept can be equally applied to business and, in particular, the way in which we manage teams. In determining the actions that we will take for the direction of the business and the processes that we will adopt in relation to the management of the team, the expectation of the team, the review and performance appraisal of the team, and the direction of the business at large then a similar approach ought to be considered.

In some circles this approach is known as TBL or Triple Bottom Lines. Simply, it is the three P’s they are:

1. Profit
2. People
3. Planet

In essence adopting a direction which keeps in mind those three P’s as the basic and underlying criteria for determining a course of action is a certain why of ensuring not only recognition as an individual leader but recognition for the business as a leader in its field or within the business community generally. So, the simple question can be asked at the fork in the road, the turning point or the critical decision making time and that is:

Is it good for profit?
Is it good for the people?
Is it good for the planet?

If the answer to this triple P question is “Yes” then the direction is an appropriate one to take.