"The best way to help people to maximize their creative potential is to allow them to do something they love."
"Track your small wins to motivate big accomplishments."
Source: Teresa Bloomingdale (1983). “Murphy must have been a mother!: (and other laws I live by)”, Macmillan Reference USA
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Teresa Amabile
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Teresa Amabile is a renowned psychologist known for her research on creativity and its impact on work environments, particularly through her componential theory of creativity.
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