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It is a common misconception that the best motor racing driver wins all the races. Unfortunately, it's never that simple. The driver, the car, the chief engineer, the mechanics, and the pit crew must all be working at their peak performance.

Similarly, you may not think that the performance dynamics of Top Teams in the corporate world are comparable to motor racing teams - but they are! And often, the relationships in the boardroom are even more complex.

We are deleighted to welcome Dr L Michael Hall back to the November Conference again this year. This new article relates to his session on Saturday morining - The Crucible.

• What does it take to change, to facilitate change, to be a great change-agent?
• What are the ingredients, the critical success factors that allow a CEO, a senior manager, an entrepreneur, a parent, or a lover to experience a profound and transformative change?
• If we focus on the process of developmental change - growth, transformation - of psychologically healthy people - the people that are the ideal clients for Coaching, how do they change?

This is a new article by Joe Cheal relevant to his Conference session Solving 'Impossible' Problems With NLP

Jeremy Lazarus, who has been a regular supporter of the NLP Conference offers a taster of the material in his Conference session - Top Tips for Making Brilliant Presentations

This year - the NLP Conference is delighted to welcome for the first time Laureli Blyth. She is coming over for the Conference from Sydney Australia. She is a respected NLP Master Practitioner & Trainer, Psychotherapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Numerologist. She is presenting what will undoubtedly be a popular workshop entitled Release the Power of Dreams.

The art of recognising and fostering potential: A Systemic Approach to Change is a new article by James Lawley and Penny Tompkins giving some background reading related to their conference presentation. They've put the theory on paper so the presentation can be practical and enjoyable.

Penny Tompkins and James Lawley have both been UKCP registered NLP psychotherapists since 1993, supervisors, coaches in business, and certified NLP trainers and have supported the NLP Conference over many years.

When we think of the word "health" we may also think of "happiness". And from happiness it is a short leap of the imagination to song and celebration. And just as happiness can lead to song, so also can singing can chase away the blues at the beginning, middle or the end of the day,writes Alan Mars. It re-establishes a full, easy pattern of breathing and encourages release of the muscular system, with all the attendant benefits of stress alleviation. It is a way of expressing your feelings and of linking up with other people and the world around you.

Di Kamp is passionate about using NLP in business. She writes:

NLP is desperately needed in business. It provides the wherewithal to truly empower people and transform the way in which people work.

I have witnessed many miraculous transformations: lousy managers into effective leaders; malfunctioning teams into productive and co-operative teams; poor individual performers into useful team members; miserable devils into positive individuals. This is not through my skills. It is through the magic of NLP, translated into something which ordinary people can understand, relate to, and use.

This article offers some insights about the benefits of NLP and what is on offer at the NLP Conference.

This year Michael Carroll will be presenting on Sunday afternoon at the NLP Conference. His session will be Awaken the Natural Healer Within

In this article, an extact of which Michael has kindly allowed us to publish from his website, he discusses the development of his work with John Grinder and Carmen Bostic Sinclair.