Lessons in Thinking Long Term: Understanding Consequences of Short-Term Focus

Published: June 7, 2023, 6:34 p.m.

This week we explore short-term and long-term thinking with an example from Covid-19.

We’d have been much better served during the pandemic if the FDA hadn’t relaxed its rules for so long or had thought about the long-term consequences of their hand sanitizer policy. And we’d be better off as product teams and organizations if we thought more about the long term while balancing our short-term needs.

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