Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School. Originally educated as a chemist, Teresa received her doctorate in psychology from Stanford University. She studies how everyday life inside organizations can influence people and their performance. Teresa’s research encompasses creativity, productivity, innovation, and inner work life – the confluence of emotions, perceptions, and motivation that people experience as they react to events at work.
Teresa recently spoke at TEDx Atlanta. Visit the speaking page to watch her talk. Teresa was also recently ranked number 18 on the Thinkers 50, the definitive listing of the world's top 50 business thinkers. Click here to see the Thinkers 50 page about Teresa.
The Progress Principle
Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work
What really sets the best managers above the rest? It's their power to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives – consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues.
