Meta-Programs - Neuro Linguistic

Programing in Agile Coaching

Alina Corina Modorcea (Tiganasu)
Project Manager @ Fortech
Agile Coaching –
we all know what it
is….

Or do we?
METAPROGRAMS – what are they?
Noam Chomsky model (Transformational Grammar)
- there are 3 processes people use to create filters
for their individual model of perceiving the world:
omission, distortion, generalization
Leslie Cameron – Bandler identified 60
different METAROGRAMS

Rodger Bailey adapted these to business

environment and created the LAB profile;
resuming everything to 14 metaprograms
and 2 different types: motivational patterns
& work patterns
Motivational patterns
• Proactive
Level of Motivation • Reactive

• I’m getting closer to

Direction of motivation • I’m moving away from

• Internal standards and beliefs

Source of Motivation • External Source

• Options
The reason for the motivation • Procedures

• Similarity
• Similarity with exception
Decision factors • Difference
• Difference and similarity
with exception

The Criteria •What is important to you?

•Why is X important?
 Work patterns
The
Direction The channel The mode
Work Stress structure
of Work Style Organization of of
Area response of the
attention persuasion persuasion
rules
Number of
Me/Me Sees
Feelings Independent examples
General (as
a whole)
Himself Person

Me/. Hears Automated

Choice Proximity

No/Me Reads Consistent

Specific (in
detail)
Others Work
Thinking Cooperative Period of
Me/You Acts
time
Emotional meta-programs
• Passive
How to deal with emotions • Aggressive
or respond to stress

Conceptual meta-programs
The type of behaviour the • Stubborn
• Compliant
person has when he receives
instructions
Let’s play with them!
…and understand how we can identify them and how we adapt
our response to them

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How are they useful in Agile Coaching?