Leading with NLP

How often is it changed?
Is it open to feedback?

In your personal life, when you are not sure what to do, do
you tend to ask yourself, ‘Am I allowed to do that?’ or do you
ask yourself, ‘Is that forbidden?’ The first question comes
from Roman law, the second from common law.
Instead of saying to yourself, ‘I can’t do that,’ ask yourself,
‘Why can’t I do that?’

Roman law Common law

Prohibits what it does not Allows what it does not prohibit

allow

Practice constrained by Rules constrained by practice

rules

Stifles innovation Encourages innovation

Sets boundaries on your Sets boundaries on your

freedom constraints

Encourages administrators Encourages leaders

Discourages trust Encourages trust

Sets the means to achieve Sets the goals – the means are

goals open

Looks to the past to Looks to the present and future

validate action

Not open to current Open to feedback from current

practice feedback

Needs informal practice to What you see is what you get

be workable

Increasing number of

rules and amendments Rules change, the number of

to rules rules is fairly constant

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