7 Posts found for Author: Nathan Furr

We all want possibility, transformation, change, and innovation, but the only way to get to that is through uncertainty. If we want those things, we need to get better at navigating uncertainty as individual leaders, as teams, and as organizations. Organizations need to ask themselves, “Do we have the ability to face uncertainty? What is our uncertainty ability?” I believe uncertainty ability is like a … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Nathan Furr | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Change Management, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior

Great leaders challenge their organizations. They see the opportunity that uncertainty creates to learn quickly, to do new things. But they also, on the other hand, support their people and pay attention to the anxiety that uncertainty creates. Great leaders create a rich soil to sustain their people.

Content: Quotation | Author: Nathan Furr | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Leadership

Here’s how to balance psychological safety and intellectual honesty for better team performance.

Content: Article | Author: Nathan Furr | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Culture, Innovation, Organizational Behavior

From finding the right analogy to tapping into FOMO, learn how to sell your ideas to potential supporters.

Content: Article | Author: Nathan Furr | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Personal Development, Productivity / Work Tips

How the right mix of experience and innovation generates a great start-up top management team.

Content: Article | Author: Nathan Furr | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Entrepreneurship

The two fundamental dimensions on which entrepreneurial projects differ are the level of uncertainty – how much is known and how dangerous are the unknowns – and the cost of experimentation. In a recent study, Jackson Nickerson and Robert Wuebker and Nathan Furr used these dimensions of cost and uncertainty to create a 2×2 matrix to identify four zones of development, into which entrepreneurial projects … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Nathan Furr | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Strategy

Hackers and hipsters may be behind the innovative success of today’s startups, but established companies require a different skillset.

Content: Article | Authors: Ken Gray, Nathan Furr | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Innovation, Strategy | Company: Caterpillar Inc.