How do you nudge a 13,000-person organization to move from managing change to creating the conditions for change? In this conversation, Chun Feng “Breeze” Dong, Associate Director of Organizational Development at Roche, joins Marilyn Zakhour to share how she and her team applied systems thinking to enable large-scale learning, collaboration, and innovation a ... Show More
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Purpose & Impact: Stories from Team Centaur | Cosmic Conference 2026
As part of the final session of the Cosmic Conference 2026, we turn the lens inward to reflect on a simple question:What does impact really look like?In this conversation, the Centaur team shares real stories from the past year — across organizations, communities, and within our ... Show More
1h 10m
Apr 16
Leading & Governing at the Edge of Uncertainty with Jose Santos | 2026 Cosmic Conference
In a world where the future cannot be predicted, how should leaders think about strategy, governance, and decision-making?In this episode, Marilyn Zakhour speaks with José Santos about what it means to lead and govern at the edge of uncertainty.Challenging conventional thinking, ... Show More
1h 54m
Oct 2024
Greg Larkin | Tackling Innovation Roadblocks
To survive over the long term, businesses must constantly innovate and transform. All too often, however, forces inside companies stifle this change. Greg Larkin has built a career as an internal disruptor. In his view, anyone who seeks to innovate from within, to transform a leg ... Show More
33m 54s
Nov 2025
Writing the Next Chapter of AI: Dr. Yaser Al-Onaizan on Vision, Values, and the Human Side of Innovation
The Middle East is laying the foundations for a bold new era of artificial intelligence, one rooted in purpose. At the center of this transformation is Dr. Yaser Al-Onaizan, Deputy CEO of HUMAIN, and one of the driving forces behind Saudi Arabia’s national AI vision.In this episo ... Show More
43m 59s
Jun 2025
Think Being Honest Builds Trust? Not Always — Learn What Actually Works
What does it take to genuinely connect across cultures, identities, and worldviews? In this episode, we sit down with my friend Melisande Kingchatchaval Schifter to unpack the mindset and skillset behind powerful human connection. Having lived on multiple continents, worked acros ... Show More
38m 57s
Aug 2025
Geoff Woods | Tapping AI's Power as a Leader
Geoff Woods, author of "The AI-Driven Leader," joins Maril to discuss what it means to be a leader in the AI space. He explains how AI can be used to grow businesses, sharpen strategy and rethink how we lead. Geoff shares how working with AI as a thought partner helps us solve bi ... Show More
35m 19s
Sep 2025
How to Lead Teams Through Change
<p>Iterating has become the business norm—but project teams are struggling to keep up with the relentless pace of change. How can change management professionals and project leaders help? We discuss this with: </p><p>Sharon Casey, director, change management, Adobe, Austin, Texas ... Show More
23m 21s
Nov 2024
How Large Firms Can Get Innovation Right
MIT Sloan School of Management researchers Deborah Ancona and Kate Isaacs argue that big organizations can be nimble if they have three types of leaders in the mix: “entrepreneurial,” “enabling,” and “architecting.” In this episode, they explain how some large organizations conti ... Show More
27m 35s
Oct 2025
The Man Behind McDonald’s $1B Tech Gamble | Atif Rafiq
As a digital pioneer across companies like Amazon, McDonald’s, and Volvo, Atif Raffiq has built a career turning legacy brands into innovation powerhouses.In this episode, Atif shares how his first month at McDonald’s led to a billion-dollar digital transformation, the culture sh ... Show More
49m 9s