If the challenge is far beyond their skill level, they tend to get frustrated; if it's far below their skill level, they tend to get bored. Leaders need to strike the right balance. — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
Creativity is the generation and initial development of new, useful ideas. Innovation is the successful implementation of those ideas in an organization. Thus, no… — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
Creativity takes a hit when people in a work group compete instead of collaborate. — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
To be creative, an idea must also be appropriate—useful and actionable. — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
When people believe that every move they make is going to affect their compensation, they tend to get risk averse. — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
Most people aren't anywhere near to realizing their creative potential, in part because they're laboring in environments that impede intrinsic motivation. — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
“If you want to foster great inner work life, focus first on eliminating the obstacles that cause setbacks. Why? Because one setback has more… — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
To be creative, an idea must also be appropriate - useful and actionable. It must somehow influence the way business gets done by improving… — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
If you facilitate your subordinates' steady progress in meaningful work, make that progress salient to them, and treat them well, they will experience the… — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
“But if the testing is decoupled from the programming task, if it is done by someone else, that programmer cannot enjoy an immediate uptick… — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
People will be most creative when they feel motivated primarily by the interest, enjoyment, satisfaction and challenge of the work itself. — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
The best way to help people to maximize their creative potential is to allow them to do something they love. — Teresa Amabile Copy Share Image
