Manchester Business NLP and Emotional Intelligence Group

A showcase for NLP and Emotional Intelligence at work

Book 5 or more places and get 20% off!

So if you book 5 places, one of them will be free. Why not bring your team?

What the group is about

We hold monthly evening meetings in the centre of Manchester. Each month we will bring you the best presenters from the fields of NLP and Emotional Intelligence, to take you through applications that can help you in your business. There will also be opportunities for (voluntary!) networking.

You don't need any previous knowledge of NLP or EI to make your attendance worthwhile, just be interested.

See you there!

Andy Smith, group organiser

How to find us

When we meet: first Tuesday of each month (except January), 6.30pm (for 7.00) until 9pm.

Where we meet: Manchester Conference Centre, Sackville St, Manchester M1 3BB

What it costs: £20 on the door, £15 when you book in advance. Members get £5 per session discount [join for £20 a year]!

Parking: In the Charles St car park - it's only £2.00 after 4pm (NB don't park on the top 2 floors as these are locked at 8.00pm!).

Directions: Download directions to the Charles St car park and the Conference Centre. NB the directions on the Conference Centre's own web site (via multimap.com) are not as reliable as they could be, especially coming north from the M6!

Become a member of the group to save £5 on each meeting!

Annual membership of the Manchester Business NLP and EI Group costs only £25 and gives you £5 discount on our monthly meetings, so you only have to attend five meetings and it's paid for itself!

Plus you'll receive free knowledge products - audio interviews, videos, and ebooks - featuring top NLP presenters, leading figures in emotional intelligence, and business gurus (click to see the current list). More are being added all the time!

Take out annual membership now!

2010 Programme Dates - put them in your diary now!

13 April - Build Your Strengths-Based Strategic Plan in Just 2 Hours! with Andy Smith

It's a commonplace in business and personal development circles that "failing to plan is planning to fail". We all know that if we don't develop our strategy for the future, we are at the mercy of events and outside forces. But do you actually put this belief into practice?

Have you put off developing a strategic plan for your life or your business because you're too busy? Or perhaps (you may admit to yourself, if no-one else) because it's too scary? A lot of people do.

In large organisations it can be even worse. Has planning in your organisation become a ritual in which people go through the motions but never really engage with it? Is the end product a 'strategic plan' several hundred pages long that no-one actually reads?

In this session, Andy Smith will guide you through the SOAR model (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, Results). This is a more engaging alternative to the traditional SWOT model (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats).  SOAR avoids the dangers of 'analysis paralysis' and demoralisation - instead it promotes engagement, buy-in and energy.

By the end of the evening, if you choose, you will have created a high-level strategic plan for yourself, your team, or your business. This could be your most valuable investment of two hours ever!

So - be prepared to do some serious work and get some serious benefits! Remember there is a 20% discount when you book 5 places, so why not bring your whole team?

Andy Smith is an Appreciative Inquiry facilitator, NLP trainer, and organiser of the Manchester Business NLP and Emotional Intelligence Group.

4 May - TBC

1 June - Trains of Thought - Bev Holden and Kate Hargreaves

“Many highly intelligent people are bad thinkers. Intelligence is like the horsepower of a car. A powerful car has the potential to drive at speed, but you can have a powerful car and drive it badly. Thinking is the driving skill with which each individual drives his or her intelligence.” - Edward De Bono

In the hurly burly of everyday life one of our biggest challenges can be finding the time and the space to think clearly. If thinking time is so scarce then it’s all the more important to get every ounce of value out of the thinking time that we do have available to us. Trains of Thought will show you how to create the perfect “thinking space” anytime and anywhere, blocking out distractions and encouraging quality of thinking and clarity of thought in very practical ways.

Kate Hargreaves and Bev Holden are the Clear Thinking Partnership. They’ve been a successful partnership for many years both in the corporate environment and more recently in their own business venture. Their practical experience in the retail and service sectors, leading a wide range of teams to achieve great results, combined with their technical expertise in people development has equipped them to help others to develop their people for success. Changing the way people think is at the heart of Bev & Kate’s work with organisations, teams and individuals.

6 July - Richard Nugent - topic TBC

3 August - an evening with sales guru Andy Preston - content is currently secret! Watch this space...

7 September - Kevin Dennison - subject TBA

5 October - Go Beyond Goals! with Kate Trafford and Tiffany Kay

Have you ever set a goal (or even a “well-formed outcome”!) and not gone on to achieve the results you wanted?  Do you sometimes feel like you are working against yourself, taking one step forward and two steps back?  Are you tired of the struggle and ready to experience greater ease and fun in your life, whilst achieving at a significantly higher level?!  If so, come along to our October meeting which sees the welcome return of Kate Trafford and Tiffany Kay of Go Beyond NLP, as they share with us the how to “Go Beyond Goals!”

Kate and Tif are Certified Trainers of NLP and of Advanced Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy, and have been supporting business clients for over 10 years.  They are passionate about sharing the secrets of effortless success, and in this enjoyable and interactive session, you will discover;

• Why traditional goal-setting doesn’t always work – and what does.

• How to create a compelling vision for your future success, and how to work with others to achieve the same for your team and organisation as a whole.

• The crucial role played by your emotions – what they are really telling you and why they’re important.

• How to make progress and build momentum even when uncertainty about the future undermines traditional planning processes.

You will even have the opportunity (if you choose) to experience a deeply relaxing and inspiring guided visualisation, and set yourself up for effortless success and authentic alignment, so that you can bring your true qualities and unique talents to work every day!

2 November - Jenny Flintoft subject TBC

7 December