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Centaur Stage

Cosmic Centaurs

Centaur Stage is a podcast by Cosmic Centaurs exploring bold ideas about the future of work and learning. In each episode, podcast host, CEO & Founder of Cosmic Centaurs Marilyn Zakhour is joined by incredible guests to share insights, opinions, and perspectives about the future of how we work and learn.

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All Episodes

13:06

Leading Through Systems: The 2025 Cosmic Conference...

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2025/09/15

We’re kicking off the 2025 Cosmic Conference with an opening keynote you won’t want to miss. In this episode, Marilyn Zakhour, CEO & Founder of Cosmic Centaurs, introduces this year’s theme and makes the case for why systems thinking is an essential skill for leaders navigating complexity. Over the past year, many leaders have shared how they feel stuck in firefighting mode, solving urgent problems only to see the same issues resurface. What these stories reveal isn’t a failure of leaders...

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59:42

Psychological Safety: The Superpower of...

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2025/04/22

What if the key to unlocking bold ideas, honest feedback, and high performance wasn’t talent or experience—but psychological safety? In this special episode marking Cosmic Centaurs’ 5th anniversary, our founder Marilyn Zakhour is joined by two remarkable guests: Sandra Salame, founder of Siira, and Sander Hoeken, co-founder of the Fearless Organization Scan and collaborator of Prof. Amy Edmondson (Harvard Business School), the pioneer of psychological safety. Together, they demystify psycholo...

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67:37

The Surprising Power of Rituals - Learnings from our...

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2025/02/10

What if the key to more engaged employees isn’t a new incentive program, but something much more human? In this episode, Marilyn Zakhour and Dr. Constance Noonan Hadley take you behind the scenes of their three-year research journey on team rituals—work that led to their widely read Harvard Business Review article. Together, they unpack the data that proves rituals boost team commitment, psychological safety, and job satisfaction—and they share personal stories from the research process, incl...

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91:53

Mastering the Limitations of Polarities

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2024/11/19

In the closing session of The Cosmic Conference, Marilyn Zakhour is joined by Jose Santos, Affiliated Professor of Practice in Global Management at INSEAD, to explore the intricate art of managing polarities in leadership. Jose challenges conventional wisdom, shedding light on the importance of distinguishing true polarities—those interdependent tensions that sustain systems—from false dichotomies or oversimplified trade-offs. Through rich examples, he delves into situations where polari...

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45:08

Mastering Polarities in Organizations

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2024/11/19

In this episode of the Cosmic Conference series, Marilyn Zakhour unpacks how organizations can thrive by mastering the inherent polarities that define modern leadership. Drawing lessons from iconic case studies, such as Fujifilm and Kodak, Marilyn explores how strategy, structure, and culture can be aligned to build resilient, ambidextrous organizations that navigate complexity with grace.Tune in to learn:Why mastering polarities like exploration vs. exploitation and innovation vs. efficiency...

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46:43

Mastering Sustainable Performance

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2024/11/18

Join us for a keynote with #Burnout Research & Coach Matt Bartlett-Bond MSc GMBPsS who shares his insights and research about burnout with CEO & Founder, Marilyn Zakhour.Matt is a key contributor to a global research initiative focused on understanding workplace burnout and promoting healthier behaviors to drive sustainable growth.With nearly 30 years of experience in the IT sector, he offers a unique perspective on how management practices impact individual well-being and organizatio...

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60:08

Mastering the Mythic & the Mundane

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2024/11/14

Join us for a keynote and discussion with Executive Coach and Partner at Cultivating Leadership Gayle Karen Young Whyte as she explores the essential polarities organizations face in shaping their strategies and culture. Discover how to effectively leverage these tensions to foster an organization that thrives. Gayle Karen Young is a cultural architect and a catalyst for human and organizational development. She comes from a rich organizational consulting background with both corporate a...

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68:12

Mastering Change in Uncertainty

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2024/11/05

Our guests Ayoub Semaan and Janine Weber-el Meouchy offer a new approach to leading organizational change in today's complex and unpredictable world, moving beyond traditional change management tools to leverage relational skills, systemic thinking, and facilitation techniques.Janine is the Executive Director of Teach For Lebanon, where she leads efforts to drive educational impact in the region. With degrees in Politics and Sociology and Education for Sustainable Development, Janine has exte...

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28:35

Mobile Giant to Nostalgic Memory: The Decline of...

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2024/11/04

In this episode, we delve into Nokia's incredible rise and dramatic fall. Once a global leader with 40% of the market share, Nokia connected 1.5 billion people and led the mobile industry. But what caused this giant to crumble?Join Marilyn as she explores the pivotal moments that defined Nokia's journey, from groundbreaking innovations to missed opportunities in the smartphone era. Discover how internal conflicts, poor strategic decisions, and a stifling culture of fear led to Nokia's downfal...

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28:01

Mastering Dualities in Leadership

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2024/11/04

Join Marilyn Zakhour for the opening keynote of the 2024 #CosmicConference, as she explores how exceptional leaders navigate the complexities of today's landscape by embracing polarities at the individual, team, and organizational levels.

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25:28

Navigating the Tides of Change: Taking the Film out...

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2024/07/25

In Episode 7 of Centaur Stage Season 3, "Taking the Film Out of Fujifilm," host Marilyn Zakhour delves into the captivating story of Fujifilm's transformation under the visionary leadership of Shigetaka Komori. As the digital era threatened to render traditional photographic film obsolete, Komori spearheaded a radical overhaul of Fujifilm's business model, shifting focus from its core film products to new markets in healthcare, cosmetics, and more. This episode explores how strategic for...

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52:40

Prioritizing well being at work with Sandra Saleme

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2023/12/12

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82:12

Leading through Time with Prof Jose Santos

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2023/11/10

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59:22

Leading Organizations through Restructuring

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2023/11/09

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53:11

Leading the Reskilling Revolution

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2023/11/01

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50:06

Leading in a Global Organization

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2023/10/30

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50:46

Leading Systemic Change

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2023/10/25

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50:54

Leadership During Change: Adapting your leadership to...

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2023/10/24

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76:12

Lead. Execute. Fund. Grow.

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2023/10/21

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65:07

Leading the Long Term Game with Richard Fitzgerald

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2023/10/18

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