So what's the practical solution to this issue? If you focus on the long-term but have no short-term impact, you will not be there to see things play out (As M

So what's the practical solution to this issue? If you focus on the long-term but have no short-term impact, you will not be there to see things play out (As Milton Keynes famously said "In the long term, we're all dead"). My guess is you need to figure out some small wins along the way that make people feel good and stop them from panicking and tossing you (and all your long-term plans) overboard.