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Chris Clearfield

Chris Clearfield

The Transformational Power of Curiosity

You know that feeling when you find a kindred spirit? For me, that feeling is excitement, and it happens when I connect with someone who…

3 min readJan 13, 2021

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The Transformational Power of Curiosity

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Chris Clearfield

Setting Goals? Tap Into the Power of Reflection

When you reflect on what went well and what you want to try, you can improve your process, an effort whose benefits will compound.

2 min readDec 31, 2020

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Setting Goals? Tap Into the Power of Reflection

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Chris Clearfield

Starbucks’ Holiday Hashtag Disaster

In the winter of 2012, Starbucks launched a social media campaign to get coffee lovers in the holiday spirit. It asked its customers to…

4 min readDec 17, 2020

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Starbucks’ Holiday Hashtag Disaster

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Chris Clearfield

Niche Wisdom: How narrowing down expands your impact

The power of a niche shouldn’t be understated — but many firm owners struggle to embrace one. It feels downright scary to decline work.

3 min readDec 10, 2020

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Niche Wisdom: How narrowing down expands your impact

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Chris Clearfield

There Are No Unintended Consequences

What do you get when you think in systems?

2 min readDec 3, 2020

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There Are No Unintended Consequences

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Chris Clearfield

How to Avoid a Thanksgiving Dinner Meltdown

If you’re cooking Thanksgiving dinner this week, did you know that you’re operating in a complex system?

4 min readNov 24, 2020

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How to Avoid a Thanksgiving Dinner Meltdown

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Chris Clearfield

What your clients want (what they really, really want)

One of the things I’ve had to learn as a consultant and a coach is that my clients mostly want results.

3 min readNov 19, 2020

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What your clients want (what they really, really want)

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Chris Clearfield

Are We Doing Democracy Wrong?

This past week revealed that our democracy works–but barely.

4 min readNov 12, 2020

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Are We Doing Democracy Wrong?

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Chris Clearfield

Living Through COVID-19: It’s STILL a Marathon

We need to work in a way that is realistic and sustainable; otherwise, it’s all too easy to feel overwhelmed.

2 min readNov 5, 2020

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Living Through COVID-19: It’s STILL a Marathon

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Chris Clearfield

Want to Make Big Changes? Start Small.

I work with a lot of people who are trying to change something in their teams, small firms, or large organizations.

3 min readOct 29, 2020

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Want to Make Big Changes? Start Small.

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Chris Clearfield

Chris Clearfield

Host of The Breakdown™ podcast. Co-author of MELTDOWN, a book on why our systems fail & what we can do about it. A lot, it turns out. http://bit.ly/1-meltdown

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