How leaders’ short-term thinking can doom the most promising workplaces

Short-term thinking can doom even the most promising organizations to a future of diminished returns and disengaged employees. 

The relentless chase for immediate profits is pushing even the brightest workplaces to the brink. As companies scramble to meet quarterly targets, they often sacrifice employee well-being and long-term growth, inadvertently setting themselves up for failure. Inventium’s 2024 Future of Work research found that when profit overshadows people, the resulting short-term thinking can doom even the most promising organizations to a future of diminished returns and disengaged employees.