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business opportunities and motivate her team.”
Karen said “I am absolutely delighted and
extremely honoured to have been awarded
Hertfordshire Woman of the Year and for
ANLP to receive Small Business of the Year –
this is incredible and we are thrilled that our
achievements have been recognised by the
Judges for the Hertfordshire Business Awards.”
“The whole experience of entering the
Awards was very important for us. I do think
that sometimes we are so focussed on reaching
the next goal that we forget to turn around,
look back and see just what we have already
achieved, and how far we have come.”
“Our role has developed to become as much
about educating the public, maintaining ethics
and bringing an increased awareness of NLP
to the marketplace,” says Karen. “Although
our website is our biggest information
resource, we have further evolved our online
communications this year, by creating a
presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and
directly or indirectly impact on all area’s of Lisa Wake, former Chair and Vice Chair of the other social media web sites. Furthermore our
society for the better. With this in mind, it UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy) wrote web site is now updated hourly using live NLP
is paramount to have a leader of such an “Karen is a great leader in her chosen field. She news links and RSS feeds from our members.”
organisation who acts with professionalism and treads a precarious path and manages to act as “Rapport magazine has evolved to become
self responsibility as well as being passionate host, negotiator, facilitator, arbiter, champion, the leading magazine for anyone interested
about what they do. Karen is all of these things.” ethical standard bearer amongst many other in NLP and Coaching and is now circulated
roles. She is committed to developing a process worldwide and has a readership in its
It is paramount to
for the management of a diverse psychological thousands. It has played a huge part in raising
approach whilst continuing to uphold her own awareness, and is now freely available online.”
have a leader of
standards for ANLP, which is to remain the Karen has been integral in encouraging
such an organisation
‘Switzerland’ of the NLP Community, often in Research within the field of NLP. “There is a
the face of considerable opposition, threats and growing need for stronger connections between
who acts with challenges.” NLP and the world of formal research. As
professionalism and
Dr Paul Tosey provided one of the more people and industry sectors become
testimonials that was instrumental in the ANLP aware of NLP, the demand for research is
self responsibility
Award nominations. He wrote “Karen has increasing, in order to demonstrate that there
as well as being
probably done more than anyone to promote is some evidence basis for NLP. Thus, our
high ethical standards and to enhance the role has developed to ensure that research is
passionate about
standing and credibility of NLP. She has also developed, research papers are publicised and
succeeded in making ANLP a community all this information is filtered out to the press,
what they do interest company. Altogether this has benefited the government and to the general public.
not only the hundreds of members of ANLP “We successfully partnered with the
“Karen took over ANLP 4 years ago when it (myself included), but also their clients and University of Surrey to run the first
had been basically left for dead, and has turned colleagues in all walks of life.” International NLP Research Conference and
it into a thriving business, with a fantastic web “In summary Karen is one of those people are now working in partnership with Cardiff
site and its own quarterly magazine, Rapport, who selflessly and tirelessly supports the work University to host the second conference in
which is the only publication of its type. ANLP of others, without seeking to promote herself. 2010. The aim of these ground breaking
is already one of the leading organisations Yet she is one of the most committed and conferences is to support the growing
for NLP in this country and continues to effective people I know, a model of authentic community of enquiry into NLP. We have also
develop year after year. All this has been leadership whose efforts have made an impact just published the first NLP Research Journal,
accomplished with minimal funding, staff and at regional, national and international level.” which was developed out of the proceedings
resources. Karen is immensely proud of the Ana Patel, who has worked with ANLP for from the 2008 conference.”
company getting CIC status, which means nearly 2 years, said “It is no surprise to me that
that the organisation is classified as a social Karen is Hertfordshire's Woman of the Year.
ANLP has big plans for 2010, so if you are
enterprise. As the only Independent Inclusive I have always been inspired by her positive
interested in getting involved in any way, do
Organisation within the NLP community it attitude, grace and ability to juggle business, please contact the ANLP office on 020 3051 6740
plays a vital role and has filled a gap which has personal and social responsibilities. The fact or email Karen at vision@anlp.org.
been sadly lacking in the UK for sometime.” that ANLP also won Small Business of the Year
www.hertsbusinessawards.co.uk
Supporting Kathryn’s nomination of Karen, is a testament to Karen's talent to lead, create
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