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Prioritizing Well-being at Work with Sandra Salame - LinkedIn Live Session
Sandra Salame is the founder of Siira, a mental wellbeing platform. She joined us t discuss nurturing well-being at work.
Cosmic Centaurs
Dec 12, 20231 min read
Leading Organizations through Restructuring with Rabih Brair & Alex Damouni - Linkedin Live Session
Tandem’s Rabih Brair and Alexander Damouni spoke at the 2023 #CosmicConference on Wednesday, November 8, at 5 PM Dubai time (GMT +4) to...
Cosmic Centaurs
Nov 9, 20231 min read
Bootstrap to Brilliance - Atlassian's Unusual Journey to Scale; Centaur Stage Season 3 Episode 5
Did you know that Atlassian was bootstrapped with only $10K? Learn about the company's fascinating story in this episode of Centaur Stage.
Cosmic Centaurs
Jun 9, 20231 min read
Centaur Stage Season 3 Episode 2:"Discovering" your Strategy: Lessons from IKEA's founding story
In this episode of Centaur Stage Season 3, Marilyn shared the story of how IKEA went from being a countryside store to a global MTN.
Cosmic Centaurs
May 19, 20231 min read
On-Demand Webinar: Purpose, Profits & Parents
This Mother's Day, Marilyn explored with Elizabeth Sen how to create inclusive workplaces for mothers, fathers, (and expecting parents).
Cosmic Centaurs
Mar 21, 20231 min read
On-Demand Webinar: Meet your New Teammate: ChatGPT!
Dr. Abdullah Sahyoun, global head of AI & digital transformation at APCO Worldwide, joined Marilyn to discuss ChatGPT in the future of work.
Cosmic Centaurs
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Marilyn Zakhour on DXB One: Well-being in the Workplace & Employee Engagement
Marilyn Zakhour spoke on DXB Today about wellness, how to improve well-being in the workplace, and employee engagement.
Cosmic Centaurs
Jan 18, 20231 min read
MAKE IT COUNT: Bringing your team together to build momentum for 2023
Marilyn Zakhour and Tala Odeh share creative ways your team can have fun, celebrate success, reflect, and set intentions for the new year.
Cosmic Centaurs
Dec 13, 20221 min read
What Does It Take To Build Parent-Friendly Workplaces?
Layla Al Hassan, Organizational Culture Advisor at Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority, speaks about the Parent-friendly Label in the UAE
Cosmic Centaurs
Dec 1, 20221 min read
10 Things We Learned about The Metaverse & The Future of Work
The metaverse offers many possibilities for the future of work. Here are ten things we learned from Nouredine Abboud & Dr. Agustin Chevez.
Cosmic Centaurs
Feb 17, 20229 min read
Cosmic Conference 2021 - Session 4: The Impact of Workspaces on Collaboration
In this of the 2021 Future of Teams Conference, we explore the impact of workspaces on collaboration with Agustin Chevez and Shayne Smart
Cosmic Centaurs
Nov 1, 202114 min read
Cosmic Conference 2021 - Session 3: Internal Communications in Distributed Organizations
In the 2021 Cosmic Conference exploring the Future of Teams, we discussed effective internal communications in distributed organizations.
Cosmic Centaurs
Oct 11, 202116 min read
Annual Strategic Planning: Q&A with Strathaus
Marilyn Zakhour, CEO & Founder of Cosmic Centaurs & Roger Hajjar, Founding Partner at Strathaus held a Q&A about annual strategic planning.
Cosmic Centaurs
Oct 10, 20212 min read
Cosmic Conference 2021 - Session 2: What we can learn from (E) sports Teams
Evelyn Tan, Madiha Naz, Sami Moutran, and Tom Marsden, discussed teamwork and leadership in sports & (e)sports in the 2021 Cosmic Conference
Cosmic Centaurs
Sep 16, 202114 min read
Cosmic Conference 2021 - Keynote: Unpacking the Challenges of Hybrid Work with Mark Mortensen
Mark Mortensen opened the 2021 Cosmic Conference with a keynote on psychological safety and hybrid work
Cosmic Centaurs
Sep 9, 202121 min read
Books every leader should read, as recommended by the Future of Teams Conference speakers
All the books recommended by the 2021 Future of Teams Conference.
Cosmic Centaurs
Jul 13, 20214 min read
Cosmic Centaurs at the 2021 Khaleej Times Remote Workforce Summit
Marilyn moderated a panel at the 2021 Khaleej Times Remote Workforce Summit, with Damian Brown, Hanna Nordell, and Hessa Al Ghurair
Cosmic Centaurs
Mar 16, 20218 min read
Developing Organizational Resilience & Leadership in a Prolonged Crisis
Marilyn Zakhour and Liesbeth Schiavo from Securitas discuss how to lead organizations through long-lasting crises.
Cosmic Centaurs
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Centaur Stage Ep. 12: What agile teaches us about running remote teams with Andrew Blain
In this episode, Marilyn and Andrew Blain discuss the interconnection of remote and Agile.
Cosmic Centaurs
Mar 11, 202114 min read
Centaur Stage Ep. 7: Why broad knowledge wins with James Piecowye
In this episode of Centaur Stage, Marilyn and James Piecowye discuss why broad knowledge wins in a specialized world.
Cosmic Centaurs
Feb 11, 20215 min read
Remote Work Manifesto
Inspired by the ‘Agile Manifesto’, we have developed ‘The Remote Work Manifesto’ capturing the values, direction, and vision for effective flexible, remote or virtual team work.
Ritual Bank
If your team or company is looking for rituals to help with performance, cohesion, communication, or onboarding new team members visit our ritual bank for inspiration.
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