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Developing Managers of People™.

International Coach Academy

Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. The process of coaching often unlocks previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity, and leadership. At the same time, the feedback on their job performance as a manager is absent.

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Julie Taymor and other creative minds share how they work

TED

That’s not at all what my creative process is — I’m not the pipeline! Marina Abramovic, performance artist. I’m a mule and the way that I have to work is that I have to get up at the same time every day, and sweat and labor and barrel through it really awkwardly.” [ From her TED Talk ].

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How Getting Nothing Done Can Make You More Productive

Lateral Action

It also means no TV, radio, Internet, mobile phone, or entertainment of any kind. It feels counterintuitive, but in the context of your creative process, sometimes the most 'productive' thing you can be doing is chilling out at a barbecue, lying on a beach, watching a DVD or mucking about with your friends.