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Cosmic Centaurs
Mar 1, 20224 min read
The Microsoft Metaverse & Hybrid Work: What To Expect? A webinar with Marilyn Zakhour & Vesa Nopanen
Vesa Nopanen joined Marilyn Zakhour to talk about the Microsoft metaverse, hybrid work, and the role of the metaverse in the future of work
Cosmic Centaurs
Feb 24, 20221 min read
Podcast: All the remote things with Marilyn Zakhour and Tony Ponton
Cosmic Centaurs CEO & Founder, Marilyn Zakhour, spoke on “all the remote things”, a podcast by remote:af hosted by Tony Ponton!
Cosmic Centaurs
Jan 18, 202212 min read
Centaur Stage Season 2 Ep.8 - Building a Remote-First Team with Chase Warrington
Chase Warrington shared what helps remote teams thrive, when it comes to communication, tools, and team dynamics.
Cosmic Centaurs
Nov 28, 20214 min read
14 Gift Ideas for Remote Teams
Cosmic Centaurs compiled a list of gift ideas for your remote teams and colleagues. Who said Secret Santa is not for hybrid teams?
Cosmic Centaurs
Nov 21, 20213 min read
Creative Retrospective Formats to Reflect on the Past Year
We’ve put together a list of fun retrospective formats to help you wrap up the year with your team.
Cosmic Centaurs
Nov 17, 20214 min read
Holiday Party Ideas for Hybrid Teams in 2023
Celebrating with family and friends is commonplace and as always, we believe in extending that to celebrating with your team!
Cosmic Centaurs
Nov 16, 20215 min read
How to Run Meaningful Performance Reviews
We've outlined some tips to run meaningful performance review meetings with your remote or distributed team.
Cosmic Centaurs
Nov 11, 20216 min read
How to Effectively Structure Distributed Work
This article explores the different types of work (individual, group work, team w tasks and the appropriate coordination processes for each.
Cosmic Centaurs
Nov 11, 202118 min read
Cosmic Conference 2021 - Closing Debate: Are Remote Teams Better?
To wrap up our second annual Cosmic Conference, we hosted a debate titled ‘Are Remote Teams Better?’ Read to hear what our debators argued.
Cosmic Centaurs
Oct 25, 20213 min read
Why are values important for a company?
This article is the first in a series all about organizational values.
Cosmic Centaurs
Oct 20, 20214 min read
Developing Resilience
In this series, we explore how to develop resilience. This first article draws on research to define resilience and outline its many types.
Cosmic Centaurs
Oct 10, 20213 min read
A Helpful Guide to Shared Documentation Part III: Managing Access Rights
Managing who gets access to information is an important component of information management and documentation.
Cosmic Centaurs
Oct 10, 20212 min read
A Helpful Guide to Shared Documentation Part II: Naming Shared Folders and Files
We share in this article best practices for naming your shared folders and files.
Cosmic Centaurs
Oct 10, 20213 min read
A Helpful Guide to Shared Documentation Part I: Structuring your Shared Drive
In this article, we listed best practices for structuring your folders and drive.
Cosmic Centaurs
Sep 19, 20215 min read
Introverts, Extroverts, & Remote Work
In this article, we explore the introvert-extrovert spectrum and the differences between personality type when it comes to remote work.
Cosmic Centaurs
Aug 30, 202113 min read
Cosmic Conference 2021 - Key Takeaways: Unpacking the Challenges of Hybrid Work with Mark Mortensen
Mark Mortensen and Marilyn Zakhour unpacked the challenges of hybrid work, and discussed psychological safety.
Cosmic Centaurs
Aug 24, 20217 min read
How to make remote work, work! 20 Tips & Tricks
We’ve gathered this list of tips to help you make the best out of your experience with remote work.
Cosmic Centaurs
Aug 9, 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
Jul 27, 20214 min read
Doing It For The Team: The Importance of Team Identification
What does it take for a team to thrive in today’s environment? +20 years of research suggest it is team identification.
Cosmic Centaurs
Jul 6, 20218 min read
Meet the Captains: How to lead a team through a global pandemic | LinkedIn Live
[Webinar] Marilyn hosed two true team captains: David Munir Nabti, CEO & GM of Bloom EMEA, and Nitin Pratap, Director of Events at Airmeet.
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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