I’m excited to announce that I’ll be going LIVE in this group every month! On these sessions, I’ll be sharing a range of powerful NLP tools and techniques that you can start applying straight away to improve your mindset, communication, and results. You can find all upcoming sessions in the calendar—make sure to join live if you can so you can participate and ask questions. And don’t worry if you can’t make it live—every session will be recorded and uploaded right here in the group so you can catch up anytime. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Take the Leadership Quiz and find out whether you are fit to call yourself a leader, or perhaps you need some work... https://yourleadership.scoreapp.com/ How Great Leaders Think: Using NLP to Model Excellence in the Workplace Introduction Imagine being able to “decode” how the most inspiring leaders think, communicate and make decisions – and then learn to do the same, in your own authentic way. That is essentially what NLP modelling offers. In this article we’ll explore how modelling works, why it matters in the modern workplace, and how you can begin using it in your own leadership journey with Toby and Kate McCartney. What NLP Modelling Actually Is NLP modelling is the process of studying how someone achieves a particular result – not just what they do, but how they think, what they believe, and how they use language and physiology. Instead of copying the surface behaviour (“they’re confident” or “they’re decisive”), we become curious about the inner patterns that drive that behaviour. Key elements include: - Internal strategies: the sequence of thoughts, images, sounds and feelings a person runs inside.   - Beliefs and values: what they hold to be true and important.   - Physiology: posture, breathing, gestures, facial expressions, voice tone. When we teach NLP, we often emphasise that modelling is about curiosity rather than ‘copying’. You are not trying to become a clone of someone else; you’re extracting what works, then adapting it to fit who you are. Why Modelling Matters for Leadership Today’s leaders are expected to handle complexity, uncertainty and constant change. Reading another leadership book can be useful, but it doesn’t always translate into real behaviour. Modelling, however, lets you build practical patterns that you can actually run in your nervous system. For example, you might model: - How a particular leader stays calm under pressure.   - How a colleague asks difficult questions without triggering defensiveness.   - How a mentor frames setbacks as learning rather than failure.

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