Comments on: NLP – used for evil or good? http://janemalyon.com/2009/08/nlp-used-for-evil-or-good/ Jane's thoughts on giving great network presentations, interpersonal skills training for co.s - oh, & parenting too! Sat, 01 May 2010 21:51:08 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: janemalyon.com http://janemalyon.com/2009/08/nlp-used-for-evil-or-good/comment-page-1/#comment-20 janemalyon.com Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:05:16 +0000 http://janemalyon.com/?p=405#comment-20 Thanks Iain. I agree! Thanks Iain. I agree!

]]> By: Iain Gray http://janemalyon.com/2009/08/nlp-used-for-evil-or-good/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Iain Gray Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:56:02 +0000 http://janemalyon.com/?p=405#comment-19 Hi Jane, I personally think that NLP is really just a (very powerful) toolkit, and thus is morally / ethically neutral. However, you certainly can't ignore the fact that certain people do use any opportunity they can to gain an advantage over others. That's why I think it's important that as many people as possible are made aware of these techniques - both so that they can put them to use for their own benefit, and so that they can be more aware when they are being 'played'. Iain Hi Jane,

I personally think that NLP is really just a (very powerful) toolkit, and thus is morally / ethically neutral.

However, you certainly can’t ignore the fact that certain people do use any opportunity they can to gain an advantage over others. That’s why I think it’s important that as many people as possible are made aware of these techniques – both so that they can put them to use for their own benefit, and so that they can be more aware when they are being ‘played’.

Iain

]]> By: janemalyon.com http://janemalyon.com/2009/08/nlp-used-for-evil-or-good/comment-page-1/#comment-18 janemalyon.com Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:41:34 +0000 http://janemalyon.com/?p=405#comment-18 Well thank you Lisa - and for your inspirational suggestion in the first place. What food for thought it gave me! Jane x Well thank you Lisa – and for your inspirational suggestion in the first place. What food for thought it gave me! Jane x

]]> By: Lisa Blackler http://janemalyon.com/2009/08/nlp-used-for-evil-or-good/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Lisa Blackler Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:03:23 +0000 http://janemalyon.com/?p=405#comment-17 Thanks Jane, as the original tweeter who raised the question, it is great to read such positive stories of the power of NLP. Yes, Gordon Gekko types are the ones I have come across, using their apparently sneaky techniques to somehow mind-control people into buying or into agreeing an action in a meeting. I have known people who gloat that their NLP training allows them to play games with people in that way. I appreciate that a tool is only a tool and not intrinsically good or evil in itself. I would love to give NLP another chance. And for what it's worth, these days I do seem to come across more positive examples than negative. Lisa x Thanks Jane, as the original tweeter who raised the question, it is great to read such positive stories of the power of NLP.

Yes, Gordon Gekko types are the ones I have come across, using their apparently sneaky techniques to somehow mind-control people into buying or into agreeing an action in a meeting. I have known people who gloat that their NLP training allows them to play games with people in that way.

I appreciate that a tool is only a tool and not intrinsically good or evil in itself. I would love to give NLP another chance. And for what it’s worth, these days I do seem to come across more positive examples than negative.

Lisa
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