Three Law’s of Performance-2

Last week saw the first law of performance

 The First law states:

How People perform correlates to how situation occurs to them 

The Second Law of performance is

How a situation occurs arises in language

Let's focus our attention to understand the phrase   ' ....arises in Language'

The Language  includes – body language, facial expression, verbal, non verbal expression, tone, pictures, drawings, music and other actions that have a symbolic intent.

One most important factor in second law is focus on what is "not said".  The unsaid but communicated include assumptions, expectations, regrets, resentments, interpretations, significance and issues that occur as dangerous.

In the real world everything arises in language – The objects like car, house which occupy space arise in language.

The concepts like Finance, knowledge also arise in language. Ultimately everything in the real world arises in Language.

The Second Law gives an access to how things occur to you. Start observing how a situation occurs to you and for others, and then you will start appreciating the two laws.

Start noticing –

·         What people say

·         What People don't say but still communicate

·         People's postures, gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice

·         What People write

Also notice the network of conversation around you especially at work where the performance matters.

Ask these questions

·         How does the situation occurs to people, such that people are having these conversations?

·          Which of these conversations are productive? And which are ineffective?

·         What is the relationship between your performance issue and this network of conversations?

You will observe the situation inside the second law of performance and how a situation occurs arises in language.

(Source : Three Laws of Performance Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan.)