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Your team is focused on immediate tasks and deadlines. How can you ensure long-term success?

How do you balance immediate tasks and plan for the future? Share your strategies for ensuring long-term success.

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Your team is focused on immediate tasks and deadlines. How can you ensure long-term success?

How do you balance immediate tasks and plan for the future? Share your strategies for ensuring long-term success.

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    Ricardo Chang

    Strategic Business Manager│Business Development │Sales & Commercial │ B2B & B2C │ Disruptive Innovator

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    El éxito a largo plazo requiere equilibrio entre lo urgente y lo estratégico. Reserve tiempo regularmente para planificar metas futuras y analice cómo las tareas actuales contribuyen a ellas. Priorice el desarrollo de habilidades en el equipo y fomente una mentalidad de crecimiento continuo. Involucre a su equipo en conversaciones sobre la visión de la empresa. Hacerlos partícipes del "gran plan" aumenta su compromiso y alineación con los objetivos a largo plazo. Construir hoy con una mirada hacia el futuro garantiza que el equipo esté preparado para nuevos desafíos.

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    Samuel Tumulac

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    Helping everyone and gathered some ideas so that the futures of the team well bright. Always be humble to others to avoid any problems in the team

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    Adithya R P

    DevOps Engineer | Product Management @ Foxibe Innovations LLC | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

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    To ensure long-term success while focusing on immediate tasks and deadlines, prioritize strategic planning by setting long-term goals, continuously refine workflows for efficiency, invest in training and upskilling team members, leverage technology and automation to streamline repetitive tasks, proactively identify and address potential risks, and maintain a healthy work environment to sustain productivity. Balancing urgent tasks with strategic initiatives ensures both short-term execution and long-term growth.

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    Maor David-Pur

    Driving Product Growth & Marketplace Strategy | Microsoft | Principal Product Manager | Coffee Lover & Tech Enthusiast

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    One thing I've found incredibly helpful is implementing dedicated 'Innovation Time' or 'Strategic Thinking Blocks' within the team's schedule. It's easy to get bogged down in the urgent, but consistently carving out time for forward-thinking is crucial. Example: I saw a team struggling to innovate because they were constantly firefighting. Their manager instituted a 'Thursday Afternoon Focus' where the last 2 hours were reserved for exploring new tech, brainstorming process improvements, or working on passion projects related to the company's long-term goals. Initially, there was some resistance. However, within a few months, we saw a noticeable increase in creative solutions, improved team morale, and a pipeline of innovative projects

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    Samarjeet Ghorpade

    🚀 Bridging HR & Tech | Automating Workflows & Insights | Data Analytics - Power Bi

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    Keep the big picture in focus—remind your team why their work matters long-term. Block time for strategic planning, not just urgent to-dos. Give space for fresh ideas and continuous learning to stay ahead. Check in regularly and tweak strategies as needed. And don’t forget to automate and delegate—free up time for real growth! Small shifts today = big wins tomorrow.

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    MahendraKumar V

    9+ Years Exp | Cloud Engineer @ KnackForge | AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate | Linux Expert | Git | GitHub | Docker | CI/CD | Nagios | Mysql

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    When your team is focused on immediate tasks and deadlines, ensuring long-term success requires a balance between short-term execution and strategic planning. Here are a few ways to achieve that:1. Allocate Time for Strategic Planning Set aside time periodically to review long-term goals.Encourage leadership to prioritize both urgent tasks and future growth.2. Document and Improve Processes Maintain documentation of workflows, challenges, and solutions.Continuously refine processes to improve efficiency. 3. Invest in Skill Development Encourage team members to upskill through training, certifications, and hands-on learning. Cross-train employees to reduce dependency on specific individuals.

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