Atif Rafiq

Atif Rafiq, a seasoned leader in Silicon Valley and Fortune 500, discusses the importance of upstream work for effective execution. He introduces decision sprints, explores psychological safety, and emphasizes the role of questions in innovation. Maintaining organizational culture, alignment, and shared understanding are crucial in upstream work. Achieving alignment in decision making and execution requires working from the same information and resolving areas of disagreement. Check out the episode for more insights on improving decision making and execution.

Atif Rafiq, CEO at Ritual and author of Decision Sprint, discusses problem-solving, decision-making systems, and cultural change. He emphasizes the importance of building explorations for innovation, aligning workflow with stakeholder meetings, and involving leaders in decision-making. Insights on balancing long-term missions with short-term objectives and the future of technology in problem-solving.

Atif Rafiq, accomplished C-Suite leader reflects on starting a bank in elementary school, the power of raw curiosity, becoming the first Chief Digital Officer in the Fortune 500, digitizing fast food, and lessons learned from CEOs of McDonalds, Volvo, and Amazon.

Atif Rafiq, the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500, shares breakthrough methods to drive innovation, creativity, and growth. He discusses his experience transitioning to McDonald's, implementing changes in service models, and navigating established organizations. The podcast explores the Decision Sprint method, crafting clear problem statements, building a following on LinkedIn, and ways to learn more about 'Decision Sprint'.

In this podcast, Atif Rafiq, the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500, shares breakthrough methods to put your company on the path to innovation, creativity, and growth. He discusses the challenges of driving innovation at scale in established organizations, crafting a clear problem statement, and drawing layered conclusions. He also provides strategies for building a large following on LinkedIn and promotes his book 'Decision Sprint', newsletter, and software company.