Neuro-linguistic programming
Subtitle: a critical appreciation for managers and developers
By: Paul Tosey, Jane Mathison.
Contributors: Mathison, Jane, 1936-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780230516038
Subjects: Neurolinguistic programming; Management
Description: "Addressing the need for a discerning, research-based discussion of NLP, this book seeks to answer the many questions that clients, potential users and practitioners ask, including: what is NLP and what can it best be used for? This book looks at the research and theory behind NLP, also exploring claims that it is a pseudoscience"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART I: TERMS OF ENGAGEMENTIntroductionWhat is NLP? The NLP industry and organisational applications of NLPPART II: ORIGINS WHERE DOES NLP COME FROM?Discovering the Language of ChangeExploring Inner Landscapes NLP as Constructivism: the Influence of Erickson and Palo Alto A Theory for NLP - Gregory Bateson and CyberneticsPART III: CRITICAL ISSUESNLP PresuppositionsUseful versus true: theory, knowledge, pseudoscienceWhat does the research say about NLP?NLP as situated: cultural practices and discoursesIs it safe to use? NLP and EthicsPART IV: SYNTHESIS AND FAILURESynthesisQuo Vadis?