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David chats with Chris Clearfield, author of "Meltdown: What Plane Crashes, Oil Spills, and Dumb Business Decisions Can Teach Us About How to Succeed at Work and at Home." David and Chris chat about how complex systems lead to all sorts of potential failures. But more than just how things go wrong, Chris explains how to solve seemingly impossible problems, why teams with fewer experts are better at managing risk, and why diversity is one of our best safeguards against failure.
Learn more about Chris at https://www.chrisclearfield.com
//ABOUT DAVID
He is the best-selling author of four books about business and leadership. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into dozens of languages. His insights on leadership and teamwork have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Fast Company, the Financial Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, CNN, the BBC, NPR, and CBS This Morning. Since 2017, Burkus has been ranked as one of the world’s top business thought leaders by Thinkers50. As a sought-after international speaker, his TED Talk has been viewed over 2 million times. He’s worked with leaders from organizations across all industries including Google, Stryker, Fidelity, Viacom, and even the US Naval Academy.
A former business school professor, Burkus holds a master’s degree in organizational psychology from the University of Oklahoma, and a doctorate in strategic leadership from Regent University.
//DO YOUR BEST WORK EVER
//SPEAKING
//CONNECT
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David chats with Chris Clearfield, author of "Meltdown: What Plane Crashes, Oil Spills, and Dumb Business Decisions Can Teach Us About How to Succeed at Work and at Home." David and Chris chat about how complex systems lead to all sorts of potential failures. But more than just how things go wrong, Chris explains how to solve seemingly impossible problems, why teams with fewer experts are better at managing risk, and why diversity is one of our best safeguards against failure.
Learn more about Chris at https://www.chrisclearfield.com
//ABOUT DAVID
He is the best-selling author of four books about business and leadership. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into dozens of languages. His insights on leadership and teamwork have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Fast Company, the Financial Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, CNN, the BBC, NPR, and CBS This Morning. Since 2017, Burkus has been ranked as one of the world’s top business thought leaders by Thinkers50. As a sought-after international speaker, his TED Talk has been viewed over 2 million times. He’s worked with leaders from organizations across all industries including Google, Stryker, Fidelity, Viacom, and even the US Naval Academy.
A former business school professor, Burkus holds a master’s degree in organizational psychology from the University of Oklahoma, and a doctorate in strategic leadership from Regent University.
//DO YOUR BEST WORK EVER
//SPEAKING
//CONNECT

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