NPL for Project Managers: Make Things Happen with Neuro-linguistic Programming
Article Type: Book reviews and reports From: Kybernetes, Volume 41, Issue 3–4
Peter Parkes,British Computer Society (BCS),2011,256 pp.,£24.95,ISBN: 978-1-906124-68-7
Keywords: Cybernetics, Management, Neuro-linguistic programs
For many readers of this journal Neuro-linguistic Management (NPL) will be a new study. This book promises to raise the lid on its concepts and as the title suggests “makes things happen”. It departs from the conventional texts on management by discussing and introducing NPL in a very structured and readable way.
It argues that we need NPL if we are to create any inroads into project management and development. It does, of course, present, the positive argument in its favour, but only touches on some of the current negative criticisms. This is all presented in the beginning of the text and a more detailed attention is given in its later pages. Here the author looks at the important parts of the development of NLP and gives a clear background synopsis and considers some of its main platforms such as: initial perspectives, creating frames, what is“body language”, together with the way to have effective communications. The ideas behind the building of meta-programs and models are also included.
Having introduced NLP the author gives us in his final section of the book information on how to use and develop the necessary means (the tools) for successful implementations of NLP approaches.
The author accomplishes his goal of providing a clear account of NLP, often providing both examples and exercises and its three parts constitute an excellent introduction. Anyone involved with projects in the management area are well catered for and others too from many different areas of application will benefit from this overview of neuro-linguistic concepts and practices.
Y.R. Storch RudallComputer Science International, Essen, Germany
