Leveraging Language to Succeed at Work and Life

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In this episode, Timm and Amanda continue their series on
the SELPH with a discussion about how all human beings are Linguistic beings.

Linguistic philosopher John Austin explained how some
language does not just describe the world but actually changes the world when
it is spoken.  Anyone who is married can
probably relate to how this occurs when someone with the proper authority says
“You are now man and wife”.

 One example of this performative language is
assessments.  Human beings all make
assessments all the time.  But some of us
let the assessments of others, and even our assessments of ourselves, give away
our power to create a good life. 
Assessments only have that power if we let them.

 Another example of performative language are the commitments
we make to others and the declarations we make about our futures.  Both commitments and declarations can play a
powerful role in how we lead our lives and how we lead others to bring about
the futures we care about.

 Gen Z has some heavy assessments about their future, and
this is what is behind some of their work behaviors that can be difficult to
understand.  Both Gen Z and the
organizations they work in can use language to increase awareness and then act
positively on concerns about the future as well as shaping the future we
desire.

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