Performance Building

What?

Performance building is the process of improving your ability to do something worthwhile in a real-world context.

Examples

1. Person X becomes better at golfing—measured by better scores, more enjoyment, and less frustration.
2. Person Y improves at estimating—producing more accurate estimates with less time and effort.
3. Person Z improves at running meetings—achieving better results, more enjoyment for participants, and using 50% less time.

Why?

1. Better performance is more enjoyable and satisfying.
2. It saves time, effort, money, stress, and frustration.
3. It leads to better personal and group results.
4. It often brings external rewards: status, money, or opportunities.

How?

1. Get high-quality information about how to perform well.
2. Apply this information in real-world contexts.
3. Get feedback and figure out how to improve. Then improve.
4. Repeat until your performance meets the needs of your context.

Summary:
Information → Application → Feedback → Improvement → Repeat

Examples of Performance Building

Running Meetings

Apply the 4-step process to running meetings: - Study effective meeting techniques. - Run your meetings with those strategies. - Get feedback and refine your approach. - Repeat until you consistently run excellent meetings.

Learning the t-Distribution

• Learn the concept and its uses in statistics.
• Apply it to textbook problems and real or imagined situations.
• Get feedback on your accuracy and interpretation.
• Repeat until you can apply it reliably and confidently.

Improving Putting (for an Excellent Golfer)

Even experts can keep improving: - Study advanced putting techniques: mechanics, green reading, mindset. - Apply them in practice, rounds, and tournaments. - Get feedback from results or a coach. - Repeat until your putting meets your personal goals.