Locke and Latham's programme (from the 1990 synthesis onward) shows specificity and difficulty driving performance, mediated by commitment and feedback — strikingly parallel to the sensory-specific, controllable, evidence-provided conditions NLP specifies. NLP's version adds the ecology check; the research adds effect sizes. A genuine convergence, claimed honestly.
Goal-Setting Research (Locke & Latham)
Four decades of organisational-psychology research establish that specific, challenging goals outperform vague intentions — the evidence base neighbouring NLP's well-formed outcomes conditions.
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ShriViral Manek, Institute of NLP India · reviewed 30 Sept 2026