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290: Why Upstream Work is Crucial For Better Decision Making and Execution with Atif Rafiq

The Modern Manager

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Upstream Work Leads to High-Quality Decision Making

The key to making high-quality decisions quickly lies in what the speaker terms as 'upstream work,' which involves the thorough examination and refinement of raw ideas or objectives before confident decision making. Emphasizing the importance of setting the stage for decision making further upstream in an organization or team, the speaker highlights the need to address the numerous questions and processes between ideation and execution. This approach aims to mitigate stumbling blocks and poor outcomes that often result from habitual or unnoticed errors in decision-making processes.

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