50 Leading with NLP
The first is about our social relationships, how we fulfil
our responsibilities to others as members of our communi-
ties and culture, and how people combine their talents and
diversity to form something greater than themselves. Com-
munities are more than collections of people, they embrace
all the other levels. Members of a community share an envi-
ronment, have skills used for the good of all and share
fundamental beliefs and values. At this level a business would
look at how it relates to the wider community, particularly in
terms of its ethical principles, public safety record, any pol-
lution it causes and how it deals with the rights and feelings
of minorities.
The spiritual level is how you experience your connection
with humanity as a whole – what it means to be human, and
your relationship with what is both beyond you and part of
you. Here we enter the field of religion and spirituality.
Use the following questions in the neurological level
framework to pace yourself – to explore the total of
your present circumstances, friends, family, work and
surroundings – drawing up your cv for being a leader.
You may also want to explore what attracts you about
leadership.
As you work through the questions, notice any
doubts and difficulties that they trigger. Also observe at
which neurological level they come up, but do not try
to change them yet. Just acknowledge them as part of
pacing yourself and take them as valuable information.Environment
What are your present circumstances?
Where do you work and with whom do you work?
What is your day-to-day routine?
How will your environment be different when you are a
leader?
Where do you want to be a leader?
Who will be affected and how?