Defining the Energy in ROE
The Grammar of Energy: What Wittgenstein Can Teach Us About Leadership and Performance
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Organisations don’t fail because of poor strategy. They fail because their language is broken. Their leadership grammar is out of sync. Their energy doesn’t flow.
At Quanta, we define energy as the capacity to think, act, and interact. That’s it. Simple, powerful, and measurable.
This is our language of energy that flows from source through potential energy to kinetic energy to Organisation Energy and ROE.
This is our important breakthrough. Just one simple language of energy that remains the same at every level. Never again will you have to deal with the Tower of Babel of endless disconnected models and theories that can never speak to each other.
But here’s where it gets deeper: Wittgenstein showed us that the way we use language defines how we understand the world. In organizations, that language is how leaders think, act, and interact.
So what does this mean?
The Quanta Energy Model. Demonstrates one energy language and flow throughout the system.
The GC Index is Syntax
It gives us the structure of contribution — the potential energy hidden in our teams:
Strategists and Game Changers (Think)
Implementers and Polishers (Act)
Playmakers (Interact)
The DNA of a Game Changer is Semantics
It’s how leadership actually behaves — the kinetic energy in action:
Vision
Passion
Creativity
Influence
Risk-taking
Likability
Quanta's Organization Energy Index is Pragmatics
It reveals how energy is used in context. It’s the application of leadership energy — measured, visualised, and optimised.
This is our measure of ROE. The health of the vineyard. The driver of ROI.
So when we say:
“To change the energy of your organisation, you must change its language — its grammar of leadership.”
We're not being metaphorical. We're being exact.
Why It Matters
Leadership isn’t just a skill. It’s a language game — with grammar, meaning, and flow. Energy is what makes that game worth playing. And by mastering this grammar, you don’t just improve ROI…
You transform the entire system by increasing ROE — Return on Energy.
