NLP Goal-setting: Well-formed Outcomes
Well-formed outcomes are one of the high-level NLP ideas that is of real use in the workplace. It’s a way of setting goals that makes them feel real and achievable. As a method, it makes SMART Goals look like a children’s toy!
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This video is part of course module 2.9.3
Program 2: Manager as Communicator
Course 9: NLP
Section 3: Changing People
Dr Mike Clayton has been an NLP Master Practitioner since 2003.
Other videos in this section include:
🎬 NLP Change Work: How Does NLP Go about Changing People? https://youtu.be/zkxO4XKIYUU
🎬 NLP & Hypnosis: What is the Milton Model? https://youtu.be/HiHMWPu1Wo4
🎬 NLP Time Line Therapy: What are Time Lines? https://youtu.be/J6ItqruFFOE
🎬 NLP Reframing: Seeing the World in a Different Way https://youtu.be/a08SOaENpNY
LESSON NOTES
Helping someone find a goal that is deeply desirable to them and also good for them is a valuable managerial skill.
1. It starts with the question:
‘What do you want?’
‘’What are you doing or feeling or have that you don’t want to be doing or feeling or have?’
2. Next, find out their ‘evidence procedure’ by asking:
‘How will you know when you’ve got it?’
‘What will you see, hear, feel, when you’ve got it?’
3. Now make sure the goal is set in a sound context:
‘When and where do you want it?’
‘For what purpose do you want this?’
4. Now provide them with the motivation to work on the goal. Ask:
‘What will you get when you ‘ve got it?’
‘What will you gain or lose when you have it?’
‘What will have happened once you’ve got it?
‘What will happen if you don’t act to get it?’
5. Now it’s time to help them think about resources.
‘What resources do you have to help you achieve this outcome?’
‘What other resources might you need?’
‘Who can help you get those resources?’
‘Where can you get those resources for yourself?’
6. Finally, give them a push to get started, with something like:
‘What are you going to do to begin now to get what you want?’
‘What is the first step you are going to take?’
A well-formed outcome must be:
• Realistically achievable
• Initiated by the owner
• Maintained by the owner
• Good for the owner
• Stated in the positive
RECOMMENDED EXERCISE
1. Next time you decide to set a goal or objective for yourself, use this process to craft a well-formed outcome (2 MC CPD Points)
2. Next time you decide to help someone to set a goal or objective for themself, use this process to craft a well-formed outcome (2 MC CPD Points)
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RECOMMENDED READING
There are many books that introduce NLP. These are the ones I have, and can recommend:
📖 NLP Workbook: A Practical Guide To Achieving The Results You Want https://geni.us/LNhW
📖 NLP at Work: The Difference that Makes the Difference https://geni.us/we84
📖 Introducing NLP: Psychological Skills for Understanding and Influencing People https://geni.us/H3VneOh
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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 – Well-formed outcomes
00:25 – A valuable management skill
00:36 – First Question
01:20 – Evidence Procedure
02:14 – Context
02:46 – Motivation
03:19 – Resources
03:50 – The push to get started
04:10 – Criteria for a well-formed outcome
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