Maira Kalman On The Power Of Lists, Maps And Organizing

Author and illustrator Maira Kalman on The Paul Holdengraber Show. 

Failing Productively

Discerning when failure is a productive option, and when it isn't, is part of leading creatively. risd.cc/U3Ixoh

— johnmaeda (@johnmaeda) January 20, 2013

Two People You Might Need In Your Professional Life→

An agonist. While an antagonist blocks an action, the agonist causes it to happen. Even more than a muse, a professional agonist might be exactly what you need to provoke your best work.

And of course, a procrastinatrix. Someone who's only job is to hold you accountable for getting it done, now, not later.

Telecommuters Are More Productive On Creative Tasks, Less On Dull Ones→

A telecommuting experiment involving university students shows that working remotely reduces productivity by 6% to 10% if the task involves typing randomly generated characters but boosts productivity 11% to 20% for the job of imagining unusual uses for a tin can, says E. Glenn Dutcher of the University of Innsbruck in Austria. So if a task is tedious, an employer should make sure it's done in the office, but when it comes to creative work, a manager might do best to allow employees to work remotely, Dutcher says.

Source: The effects of telecommuting on productivity: An experimental examination. The role of dull and creative tasks

via The Daily Stat

Keith Yamashita: Greatness And Creativity

When your team is faced with adversity does it stand strong and act boldly or does it crumble under pressure? Based on his work with over 1000 teams, Keith Yamashita shares his insights about great collaborative environments including: have an awareness beyond your day-to-day, respect the unique talents of your team members, and actively cultivate meaningful one-on-one relationships.  

For the past two decades Yamashita, the most influential consultant you've never heard of, has worked alongside CEOs and their leadership teams to define — and then attain — greatness for their institutions. He has worked with leaders at Apple, IBM, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, eBay, Nike, and Gap, among others.