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Inc. Arabia Op-Ed: Set Up for Success: Why psychological safety holds the key to the MENA’s next growth phase
In this article, we explore why psychological safety is critical to performance in the MENA region, and how leaders can build it in ways that reflect local culture, trust, and everyday workplace realities.
Cosmic Centaurs
Jan 71 min read
Our HBR Article: The Surprising Power of Team Rituals
Our 2nd HBR article, backed by 3 years of research with Dr. Connie Hadley, explores why rituals matter and how to make them stick.
Cosmic Centaurs
Feb 4, 20253 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
Cosmic Centaurs' Breakfast Roundtable Event - January 2023
We hosted a roundtable at Alsafa Library in Dubai to help leaders answer the question: What do your employees need to do their best work?
Cosmic Centaurs
Jan 17, 20231 min read
Cosmic Centaurs at Creative Mornings Dubai: The Power of Being Deliberate and Intentional
Cosmic Centaurs CEO & Founder Marilyn Zakhour, and Senior Consultant Tala Odeh,
spoke in the April edition of Creative Mornings Dubai.
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May 4, 20221 min read
About the Cosmic Centaurs Fund
The Cosmic Centaur Fund helps women of all nationalities in Lebanon gain access to skills & opportunities to (re)enter the workforce.
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Apr 13, 20224 min read
Cosmic Conversations in Entrepreneur Middle East
Cosmic Conversations, our prompt card game for teams was recently featured in Entrepreneur Middle East.
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Jan 11, 20221 min read
On Personal Branding: Marilyn Zakhour in the Financial Times
In this Financial Times piece, CEO & Founder Marilyn Zakhour shares her take on personal branding and what she learned about it from INSEAD.
Cosmic Centaurs
Aug 18, 20211 min read
When we can’t build startups from a garage, how do we create strong teams?
Marilyn shares with Wamda her thoughts on psychological safety, emotional intelligence, and building a startup in a crisis.
Cosmic Centaurs
Aug 9, 20211 min read
Wamda Op-Ed: Can remote working survive?
Marilyn shared her thoughts on Wamda ومضة about how to reinvent our work models to create happier, healthier, more impactful workplaces.
Cosmic Centaurs
May 18, 20211 min read
Cosmic Centaurs turns 1
It's Cosmic Centaurs ' 1 year #anniversary !
Marilyn Zakhour
Apr 18, 20211 min read
The Cosmic Centaurs Fund: Support Digital Inclusion for Women in Lebanon
The Cosmic Centaurs fund aims to help women in Lebanon gain access to skills, training, and resources to (re) enter the workforce
Marilyn Zakhour
Apr 18, 20211 min read
Tools that Power Remote Work | Webinar with Bloom
Marilyn spoke on a webinar with Bloom EMEA about the future of work, how to think about remote work, and new mindsets for new ways of work.
Cosmic Centaurs
Apr 13, 20211 min read
Entrepreneur Middle East Op-Ed: Leadership in the Era of Uncertainty
Read Marilyn's op-ed for Entrepreneur Middle East titled "Leadership in the Era of Uncertainty".
Cosmic Centaurs
Jan 4, 20211 min read
Marilyn Zakhour on TheJamesCast
This week, Marilyn Zakhour was featured on TheJamesCast, a podcast hosted by Dubai-based award-winning communication professor and podcaster
Cosmic Centaurs
Aug 17, 20202 min read
In a world of remote work, will control replace culture?
Marilyn's opinion piece for Wamda explores the future of remote work and how culture and brands will be impacted.
Cosmic Centaurs
Jul 7, 20201 min read
In Conversation with Ziad Rahhal
For Ziad Rahhal's LinkedIn video series, we discussed remote work & how rituals can help bring teams together.
Cosmic Centaurs
Jun 28, 20201 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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