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
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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
Aug 2025
LIQUID – How CTOs Harness Complexity to Unlock Flow
In this conversation, Nishant interviews Kathy Keating, Etienne de Bruin, and Scott Graves, co-authors of LIQUID: How CEOs and CTOs Unlock Flow and Momentum in Complex Systems. They discuss how the idea for the book was born, the challenges of co-authoring as three CTOs, and how ... Show More
1h 35m
May 2025
Lessons from 90+ Deals: Questex CEO, Paul Miller on Cultural Fit, Value Creation & Post-Close Audits
Paul Miller, CEO of Questex Paul Miller joins us to share his extensive experience in M&A, having led more than 90 acquisitions throughout his career. Paul reveals how Questex uses a proactive, buyer-led approach focused on culture, strategic alignment, and integration discipline ... Show More
57m 46s
Dec 2024
The DNA of Organizational Success: Lean Insights from the Flow Consortium
<p class="bn-inline-content">The Strategy and Leadership podcast, host Anthony Taylor welcomes Nigel Thurlow, CEO of the Flow Consortium, to delve into the nuances of lean thinking and continuous improvement. Nigel shares his extensive experience from Toyota and beyond, offering ... Show More
25m 59s
Sep 2025
Strategic M&A at Scale: Insight Partners' Buyer-Led Approach with Byron Lichtenstein
Byron Lichtenstein, Managing Director at Insight Partners Byron brings over a decade of experience scaling M&A operations across one of the world's leading software investors. In this episode, Byron breaks down how Insight executes buyer-led M&A at scale, supporting CEOs across t ... Show More
59m 4s
Apr 2025
The Great Reset: Unlocking the Power of Organisational Learning With Nigel Paine
In a time when organisations must adapt and evolve more rapidly than ever, the role of learning is at a crossroads. In this episode, Nigel Paine, author of The Great Reset: Unlocking the Power of Organisational Learning, shares his vision for transforming L&D into a strategic dri ... Show More
49m 14s