Re: Staying friends with a Landmarkian?
LDS is a monster cult. I told them I had a fundamentally different view about scripture. It wasn't personal...just a different take. This was not acceptable.
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Low bottom addict, high-functioning sociopath. I have to agree.I think, though, that the W.E.'s of the world create and collaborate with proto-sociopaths.I think that such people cannot really get...
View ArticleOn self-governance and the coaching 'industry'
It had been my experience, until recently, that as professions mature, they become more mindful of governance, and assuring the quality of their service provision -- ethical delivery.This is...
View Article"Triumph of the Therapeutic" -- triumph of the cult uber alles
I highly recommend Philip Reif's "Triumph of the Therapeutic"[www.amazon.com]as a means of understanding the origins of a post-morality 'cult'ure of therapeutic sensibility (the need to give, the need...
View ArticleRe: "Triumph of the Therapeutic" -- triumph of the cult uber alles
"I am struggling to remember if discussing highly personal matters in the context of a group of strangers truly provided relief, or healing."In the context of what we are talking about, it is used as...
View ArticleRe: NXIVM and the Dalai Lama
[www.youtube.com]Interview with former NXIVM member and author of "Cults in America".
View ArticleQuestion -- has any est, Landmark Forum, Landmark Education Survivor
in this forum encountered a person name "Vikki Brock" in any of the above organizations.I am asking because this individual produced a dissertation on the 'origins of the coaching field' that seems...
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
I haven't looked at that in a while, but thanks for dredging it up. There's a lot of overlap between that dissertation and the PhD... the PhD being a better structured document I would say.The one...
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
Thanks, egoldstein...yes, I think you are right about the virtues of the literature review in this paper.I have not been able to find many studies of LGAT. If you are aware of resources in this area,...
View ArticleErhard-related coaching programs
From:[coachinghistory.com](est/Landmark-iterations indicated in RED/13.7% – CoachInc (includes Coach U and Corporate Coach U programs;12.2% — Landmark Education;7.3% – Coachville (all schools);6.8% –...
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
Hi thereI didn't see you commenting on the other thread, but the following link can be used to access a PhD on LGATs by the same author:[hdl.handle.net]EG
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
I'm not sure of how to address the use of NLP by corporates, but the following extract from the PhD (pp. 294-295) provides a good argument for why employers can't compel employees to take part in...
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
Hi EG,Thank you for both posts.LGAT was introduced in Japanese corporations (my location) in the 70s, 80's. There were a number of suicides and the government stepped in and banned this practice. I...
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
bakkagirl wrote:"My sense is that with NXIVM, and other 'executive training' providers being called into question, THE TIME IS RIGHT to start scrutinizing many of these programs, and creating greater...
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
In fact, maybe the (proposed) law could simply state that NO employer may require of their workers to attend ANY class, seminar, or workshop for any reason other than those directly related to the...
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
Indicators that a corporate coaching program is fishy and to be avoided* Program advocates are pushy, have a pat answer to all your doubts* You are accused of holding yourself back, of being close...
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
Corboy, these would be useful suggestions if those who were asked to attend such programs had any idea that these sorts of things existed. The trouble is that, as happened with me when I took part in...
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
kdag wroteIf an employer sees a need, a simple "Comportment" seminar would do just fine, I think. Once again, there would be no need for anything that remotely resembles "psychological," work - NO...
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
EG,ABSOLUTELY, YOU GOT IT. A normal employee would assume that his normal employer would not see any value in inflicting such a program on his/her employees. Also, not all LGATs look like Landmark,...
View ArticleRe: Research re: LGAT's and Brainwashing
kdag wrote,In fact, maybe the (proposed) law could simply state that NO employer may require of their workers to attend ANY class, seminar, or workshop for any reason other than those directly related...
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