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Article Book Excerpt: Why I Banned the Word ‘Alignment’ on My Team
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Atif Rafiq, the Fortune 500's first Chief Digital Officer, shares an excerpt from his upcoming book, Decision Spring: The New Way to Innovate into the Unknown and Move from Strategy to Action.

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