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(This is a now page. If you have your own site, you should make one, too.)

Current Availability: 

Thank you for your interest in working with me. I'm pleased to announce that the next available slots for 1:1 Coaching will open up mid-April 2025. Please note that Corporate Coaching and Community of Practice Workshops are currently sold out. However, there are opportunities to engage with me through Corporate Talks, or Book Clubs. If any of these options align with your needs, I would be delighted to explore the possibilities with you.

If you want to work with me, you can learn more here: Work with me. 

Last Update: 01.10.2024

Things I'm currently doing:

  • Product at Heart: Product at Heart 2024 was a great success, but we are still managing the aftermath: recaps, videos, talk recordings, and paying invoices. This process will continue for a while as we look ahead to 2025. Next year, we're expanding! In April, we’ll host Leadership Events and Workshops in a new location—Barcelona! Then, in June, we'll return to Hamburg for Leadership Events, workshops catering to all experience levels, and a large conference on Friday. The curation for both events is well underway, and ticket sales are open. Check them out if you'd like to join!

  • Coporate and conference talks: My calendar is packed with several bookings across Europe, including London, Oslo, and Sweden, along with some remote talks. I'm excited to continue sharing my insights on product management.

  • I continue to promote both STRONG Product People (US/International, DE, UK, IT, ES, FR, JP, CA) and STRONG Product Communities, helping more people discover these valuable resources for product leadership and building vibrant Communities of Practice (CoPs). STRONG Product People is a go-to guide for product leadership and people development, while STRONG Product Communities, co-authored with Melissa Suzuno, has become a trusted resource for fostering CoPs. Both books are available on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats.

    In addition to raising awareness, I’m wrapping up consulting projects where I help organizations bring these concepts to life, guiding them in building their own CoPs and implementing effective product leadership strategies.

  • I’m currently running five corporate book clubs where teams dive into STRONG Product People and STRONG Product Communities. Through these sessions, I help them apply the concepts directly within their organizations.
    Alongside book clubs, I'm coaching five product leads in a 1:1 setting, with two new engagements starting soon. Popular coaching topics include:

    • Scaling Product Organizations & Team Topologies: This topic inspired both my Agile Coaches Post and the article I contributed to on Mind the Product.

    • Product Strategy & Goal Setting

    • Product Operating Models & Mindset Transformation: I’ve been a few posts on transformation recently because of that.

  • I continue to share my learnings, overall observations on the product world and sometimes even little frameworks with all of you via my blog and my newsletter. And I’m planning to start a podcast with Teresa Torres any time soon!

  • Together with my friend Vera, we co-founded NurtrTech, where we are dedicated to pioneering sustainable farming practices that contribute to a healthier planet. Our current focus is on investing in innovative AgriTech startups and funds, driving advancements in agricultural technology and promoting eco-friendly solutions. We’ve already made our first investment and are currently conducting due diligence on three additional opportunities—exciting times ahead!

  • I’m continuously learning, exploring AI tools to stay updated on the latest product management and technology trends, and I contribute to discussions about how these will shape our work and world.

  • I’m also keeping up my reading. I will share one of them in my next newsletter episode. If you are interested in my product reading list, please check it out here.

  • And, as always, I’m balancing work with quality time for my family and personal learning, including practicing my wing-foiling skills.

MY NOT-TO-DO LIST:

  • Coaching for IC-level PMs.

  • Coaching for aspiring Product Coaches. If that's you, here's a blog post where I share some insights.

  • I'm not offering training in any form.

  • Non-client meetings: If you don't belong one of the groups mentioned above and want to pick my brain, that's perfectly fine. But you are one of many people asking for this one particular thing. So I can't usually answer these requests unless you book a coaching call. Which is possible :-) Just get in touch, and let's see if we can find a slot in my calendar.

THE IDEA

What's this /now-page thing? It's a movement started by Derek Sivers, and I just liked the idea. He put it best: "It's a nice reminder for myself, when I'm feeling unfocused. A public declaration of priorities. (If I'm doing something that's not on my list, is it something I want to add, or something I want to stop?) It helps me say no, too."