ACHIEVING FULL POTENTIAL
Dr. Scott Sink

Achieving full potential - individually, in teams, and organizationally - requires attention to multiple roles and fronts. Being clear on what is possible is a first step to improvement. Choosing for improvement and/or what is possible is a next step. Getting clear on pragmatic first or early steps comes next.

Sustainability becomes the leadership challenge, the challenge of focus and energy management over time. Balance between what is called positioning or strategy, performance (quality, productivity, efficiency, etc.), and conditions for success in the system are the three areas of resource allocation over time for senior leadership.

Creating a condition within an organization that allows for rapid shifts or changes that are appropriate in the context of technology, competition, markets is the work of leadership. At a very macro level, it appears we are entering a new era in this new millenium, one where many bodies of knowledge are being integrated into a holistic approach to improvement. WCPS has been and is dedicated to continuing to facilitate learning and application of learning to the betterment of our World. The eclectic nature of WCPS and its Congresses promotes better understanding of this coming integration and of its potential for achievement of full potential.

Suggested Readings

• Sink, D. S. and W. T. Morris. By What Method. Industrial Engineering and Management Press, Norcross: GA, 1995.
• Sink, D. S. and T.C. Tuttle. Planning and Measurement in Your Organization of the Future. Industrial Engineering and Management Press, Norcross: GA, 1989.
• Hacker, S. K. and M. C. Wilson, Work Miracles: transform yourself and your organization. Insight Press, Blacksburg: VA, 1999.
• Sink, D.S. and G. L. Smith. "The Influence of Organizational Linkages and Measurement Practices on Productivity and Management." Organizational Linkages: Understanding the Productivity Paradox, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1994.