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Cosmic Centaurs
- Nov 10
- 3 min
Navigating Change: How to Lead in Times of Transformation
Explore expert insights on leading organizational change, navigating emotional transitions, and fostering resilient cultures.
Cosmic Centaurs
- Jul 31
- 3 min
FAQs: Cosmic Conversations for Families
Learn more about Cosmic Conversations for Families, check out some of our most frequently asked questions
Cosmic Centaurs
- Jul 21
- 4 min
3 Mental Models to Help You Make Better Decisions at Work
The average adult makes approximately 35,000 decisions every day. You read that right, thirty-five thousand decisions per day. How can...
Cosmic Centaurs
- May 4
- 6 min
Cosmic Centaurs, not your average consulting firm
We share here a little bit about what sets us apart, and why Cosmic Centaurs is not your average consulting firm.
Cosmic Centaurs
- Apr 18
- 6 min
4 Common Challenges Leaders in the UAE Face & How we can help
Leaders in the UAE face challenges resulting from its fast-paced environment. We listed some of them + the solutions we developed to help.
Cosmic Centaurs
- Mar 7
- 3 min
The Perks of Working in an All-Women Team
Cosmic Centaurs is currently a team of six women and this IWD, we want to celebrate the perks of working on an all-female team.
Cosmic Centaurs
- May 4, 2022
- 1 min
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.
Marilyn Zakhour
- Apr 12, 2022
- 5 min
10 lessons I learned as a founder
In celebration of our 2nd year, our team asked me to document the lessons I learned as Founder & CEO of Cosmic Centaurs.
Cosmic Centaurs
- Nov 11, 2021
- 6 min
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, 2021
- 18 min
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 20, 2021
- 4 min
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 11, 2021
- 16 min
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
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
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 9, 2021
- 1 min
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 13, 2021
- 2 min
Music to work to according to the Future of Teams Cosmic Conference Speakers
The music our 2021 Future of Teams speakers listen to when they work.
Cosmic Centaurs
- Jul 13, 2021
- 4 min
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 6, 2021
- 8 min
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.
Cosmic Centaurs
- Jun 30, 2021
- 9 min
Cosmic Centaurs at Airmeet Global Remote Day 2021
Marilyn spoke on a panel Airmeet's Global Remote Day 2021, alongside Vaibhav Goel and Cindy Leong, and hosted by Nitin Pratap.
Cosmic Centaurs
- Jun 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Future of Teams: Our second annual Cosmic Conference is happening this July!
Join us for the 2nd annual Cosmic Conference exploring “The Future of Teams” on the 6th, 7th and 8th of July, 2021
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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