When Your Boss Keeps Pivoting: 3 Dimensions to Link Daily Tasks to Long-Term Goals

Your boss assigns you one task after another, but you can barely see how what you're doing connects to your long-term goals.
There are really just three dimensions to such a connection.
1. What value does this bring to the company?
2. What favor or goodwill does this build with your manager?
3. What reusable skills or experience does this give you?