A Personal Reflection on the Summit Rachel Hott, PhD It was my first time attending an NLP Leadership summit. I only knew five people out of thirty, one being my husband/business partner, Steven Leeds. As I listened to the participants introduce themselves, all of whom had been involved in NLP for at least 15 years in the areas of training, research, writing and/or innovation, I was very impressed. I liked being part of an interesting and exciting group of NLPers who like me had made NLP their life. Michael Hall and Heidi Heron, who organized the summit, seamlessly provided a unifying structure for the three days. Sitting in a circle we discussed varied topics related to NLP, its past, present and most importantly, its future. There were three tables for break out groups of ten. When breaking into these groups we had four designated roles: facilitator, scribe, timekeeper and speaker. We were also asked (jokingly?) to make sure each group had its own designated 'mis-matcher.' The discussions included, "What are the standards needed in an NLP Practitioner Training?," "What is happening with NLP research?," "Is NLP a profession?", "Are we conflict adverse?", "How do we incorporate technology into training and public relations?", "What are the foundations of NLP?", "What's new in NLP?", What is our vision for the future of NLP?", and "What defines an NLP Leader?" At the get go we reminded ourselves to demonstrate respect for each other, eliminate bad mouthing, not speak over each other and keep our comments brief. Everyone in the group remained respectful when disagreeing. Together we created the safe space we all wanted. While speaking over each other and going beyond our allotted time did occur (I was definitely one of the culprits).
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