Operating is what you do to accomplish the immediate mission, to get the job done on time and to standard. Executing involves meeting mission standards, taking care of people, and efficiently managing resources. Assessing involves evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of any system or plan in terms of its purpose and mission. Leaders assess, or judge, performance so they can determine what needs to be done to improve it. This kind of forward thinking is linked to the last leader action, improving.
Good leaders strive to leave an organization better than they found it.
By the time next year rolls around, it will be someone else's problem. But that attitude doesn't serve either your subordinates or America's Army well. The results of shortsighted priorities may not appear immediately, but they will appear. Loyalty to your people as well as the Army as an institution demands you consider the long-term effects of your actions. Some of your people will remain in the organization after you've moved on.