For Teams That Thrive | How Successful Business Leaders are Using Neuro Linguistic Programming 

You know better than anyone that your business has many moving parts. 

So you’ve got your strategy, outlining how all these parts need to work together to achieve results. You know where you’re going and you’ve mapped out how you’ll get there.

But you also know that it doesn’t matter how good your plan is if you fall down in the execution. 

And there is one essential factor that’s crucial to successful execution of any strategy. 

Interpersonal Skills.

Interpersonal skills have a ripple effect throughout your organisation, impacting everything from clarity of vision to customer relations. When these ripples are positive they bring cohesion and clarity. They help you navigate challenges seamlessly, build positive relationships and drive growth.

But when these ripples are negative, you get misunderstandings, scattered focus, and stalled progress. 

Effective interpersonal skills grease the moving parts of your organisation. Without them, your moving parts become brittle and broken.

What’s all this got to do with NLP?

Neuro Linguistic Programming is essentially the study of how our thoughts impact our behaviours and create our realities. By changing our thoughts we can change our behaviours and ultimately get different results.

The tricky part is that only 5% of our behaviours are conscious. The remaining 95% of our thoughts, beliefs, values, and patterns of behaviour, are governed by our unconscious.

NLP gives us a manual to bring the unconscious into the conscious, and the tools to make positive changes. And nowhere is this more powerful than in our interpersonal relationships.

NLP is used in successful organisations because it can drastically enhance communication, emotional intelligence, and mental resilience. Resulting in more effective leadership, higher performing teams, and satisfied customers.

Let’s take a closer look.

1. Communication

We all have different communication styles, and inherent in these are assumptions. Assumptions based on our life experiences, biases, unconscious beliefs, and cultural contexts. 

And these don’t always match with those around us. 

You say one thing, the listener hears something else, which in the workplace can lead to misunderstandings, stalled productivity, and conflict.

NLP will show you and your team how to easily build rapport with others, portray confidence, and navigate these differences.

And it’s crucial for leaders.

NLP will give you the tools to effectively communicate your vision, motivate your team, and lead through change.

Which brings us onto another crucial interpersonal skill. 

2. Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is a vital ingredient for both personal and professional success. 

With NLP you become more aware of your emotions, and more self-awareness means better emotional regulation. 

NLP also enhances your ability to understand and empathise with others. And when you can make space for others’ perspectives, you lay fertile ground for healthy, respectful and productive interactions.

Not to mention that you’ll generally feel a lot happier, and more in control of yourself and how you move through the world.

Setting a positive example for your team and providing a place of psychological safety for them to do their best work.

And speaking of psychological safety…

3. Mental Resilience

Yes, mental resilience is an interpersonal skill. 

Developing mental resilience means learning to see possibilities in every challenge, and the ability to reframe difficult situations. Creating optimum conditions for finding practical solutions. 

Investing in your team’s mental resilience is a powerful step towards creating a supportive and positive work environment. 

NLP will equip your team with the skills and confidence to manage obstacles and recover from setbacks much more quickly, and with optimism. 

Investing in your team in this way will also benefit them in their personal lives, changing the way they deal with challenges at home and improving their relationships.

It’s also a great way to boost morale and show you value your people.

All in all contributing to happier teams and a healthier, more productive workplace.

Bespoke workshops

These are just a few of the ways NLP can help build more positive, resilient, and productive teams.

Here at Consoul NLP we offer workshops that are designed and tailored to your organisation. Rooted in the principles of neuro linguistic programming and bespoke to your needs, priorities and goals. 

Get in touch for a no obligation chat today and learn how our training could help you enhance communication, improve relationships and build a more resilient workforce.