After seven weeks of exploring systems thinking through the lens of leadership, culture, and transformation, the 2025 Cosmic Conference comes full circle with a powerful closing conversation. Professor José Santos, Affiliated Professor of Practice in Global Management at INSEAD, joins Marilyn Zakhour to challenge and deepen the conference’s central idea: Is ... Show More
Jul 2
Leading with an Open Heart Lessons from the TEDx Stage with Marilyn Zakhour
What happens when a leader decides their ideas matter enough to be shared with the world?In this episode, Marilyn Zakhour, Founder and CEO of Cosmic Centaurs, reflects on her recent TEDx journey and explores why leaders from the Arab world have a responsibility to contribute thei ... Show More
58m 13s
Jun 26
Speaking Up at Work: What Gets in The Way
In this episode of our Psych Safety in Focus webinar series, we explore Open Conversation, one of the four core domains of psychological safety and a critical driver of learning, collaboration, and performance.At its core, psychological safety is about creating an environment whe ... Show More
47m 14s
Jun 10
The Skills AI Can't Replace & How Organizations Build Them with Dua Al Toobi
As AI and technology continue to reshape the workplace, I keep coming back to one question: what human capabilities will matter most in the future of work?Tala Odeh, Capability Development Lead and Dua Al Toobi, Founder of The Futureproof Advisory and author of Futureproof Your W ... Show More
56m 27s
Sep 2024
160. Rethinks: How to Communicate Your Gameplan
Why organizational strategy can be both top-down and bottom-up.As Professor Jesper Sørensen sees it, a winning strategy is the result of conversations, not commands, and that strategy can be directed from the C-suite, but it doesn’t have to be. “Lots of great strategies are disco ... Show More
24m 42s
Apr 2025
195. Q&A on Conflict, Confidence, and Connection: Me2We 2025 Part 2
Stanford experts answer live questions on leadership, authenticity, and communication.What happens when four top Stanford thinkers take live questions from a room full of leaders? In Part 2 of this special Think Fast, Talk Smart series from the Stanford LEAD Me2We Conference, Mat ... Show More
11m 54s
Jun 2025
The Promises, Pitfalls, and Trade-offs of the Circular Economy
Most businesses are built on a linear model: take, make, and discard. But that norm is reaching its limits, and leaders are under pressure to find smarter, more sustainable ways to operate. Weslynne Ashton is a systems scientist and professor at the Illinois Institute of Technolo ... Show More
20m 36s
Sep 2021
Project Leaders Solving Complex Problems: Top Tricks & Tips
<p>With disruption a near constant, project leaders must be able to solve complex problems in uncertain situations. We discuss this with: <br/><br/>Raquel Selem Moreira, design and innovation project manager at Pierre Fabre Group, Rio de Janeiro: Selem Moreira talks about breakin ... Show More
17m 30s
Nov 2022
71. Strategy Success: How to Communicate Your Gameplan
<p>As Professor <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/jesper-srensen/">Jesper Sørensen</a> sees it, a winning strategy is the result of conversations, not commands.</p><p>Sørensen says strategy can be directed from the C-suite, but it doesn’t have to be. “Lots of great str ... Show More
24m 11s
Jan 2023
How COVID-19 caused a global learning crisis
Conversations with leaders in McKinsey’s Middle East office on some of the most pressing issues of the day, including insights for business and government leaders, practitioners, students and anyone who is curious to learn more about topics such as education, sustainability, incl ... Show More
21m 15s
Jun 2020
The 7 Habits Coach - Episode #8
If my industry is affected during this time of uncertainty, how can I still find solutions to my problems? Join FranklinCovey thought leader Jennifer Colosimo, senior vice president, as she discusses Habit 6—Synergize®: The Habit of Creative Cooperation. Taken from the timeless p ... Show More
4m 52s
<p>In this episode of <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/"><em>Think Fast, Talk Smart</em></a>, Stanford GSB Lecturer <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/robert-siegel/">Robert Siegel </a>sits down with Matt Abrahams to discuss the role of communication in helping bus ... Show More
