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From PM to CPO
Elevate your product leadership with personalized coaching. Leverage my 12 years of experience up to CPO to develop your skills and drive your success.
What we often struggle with?
Uncertainties
  • Ambiguous product roles.
  • Am I capable of my job?
  • Multiple expectations, KPIs, and responsibilities.
  • Changing markets and methods.
Overloaded Backlogs
  • Balancing competing priorities.
  • Are we truly addressing customer needs?
  • Deadlines!?
Stakeholder Conflicts
  • Stakeholders think they can do our jobs better?
  • They even dictate what they want and how it should be delivered?
Why Richard?
"Change can be easy and fun!"
Focus on Your Expertise
I help you uncover your own knowledge and intuition so you can make better decisions. I'm more than just a coach. I'm your partner. We'll work together towards a winning strategy.
Systemic Approach
I am passionate about coaching product professionals. I completed a 40-days systemic coaching training (NLP) to develop your lasting self-awareness, critical thinking, and leadership skills.
10+ Years of Experience
I’ve been where you are. With real-world experience from product discovery, agile methodologies, user-centered design, and data-driven decision making. Whenever requested I offer advice in your specific situation.
Coaching Concept
I believe that every person possesses the potential and resources to find their own solutions. My coaching approach supports this through targeted questions, reflection techniques, and trust in the coachee's ability to grow and develop on their own.
1
Understand
We'll explore your challenges, set goals, and define what you want to achieve.
2
Plan
We'll develop a tailored action plan to foster your development and strengths.
3
Perform
You will mentally experience what your success looks like and what resources you need to get there. I will coach you towards achieving your goals.
Is Coaching Right for You?
My coaching is ideal for product managers who are:
  • Facing uncertainties with their role or situation.
  • Ready to enhance their leadership and decision-making skills.
  • Looking for practical ways to improve their product operating model and team dynamics.
  • Open to self-reflection, personal growth, and taking ownership of their professional journey.
Testimonials
Makes people grow
"His dedication, openness, and strong organisational skills have brought Product Peers to a level of success that every participant could see. On top of all that, Richard is a kind and warm product leader who helps people grow. I'm proud of knowing him."
- Eva Hongyan Gao
Partner and not manager
"I always felt as though I was working alongside him rather than under him. He has a great rapport with stakeholders and has the unique ability to both listen to their expertise while still questioning the details in order to find the right MVP."
- Killian Fahey
Adapts to the individual
"I learnt something new from him every day, and I strongly believe that everyone around him did. He is a very talented individual whose attention to detail and ability to adapt to changes and be flexible in a wide variety of situations make him a creative resource in any environment."
- Anne Becker
Pricing and Scheduling
Many PMs have a yearly training budget of €1500 to spend. Instead of attending conferences or buying countless books, we get to work. Sometimes the first session is enough. Often it takes 3-5.
1:1 Online Coaching
€179 net for 50 minutes. Flexible, personalized guidance.
On-Site Coaching in Berlin
€239 net for 90 minutes. I'll come to your Berlin workplace.
100% money-back guarantee
Unhappy after the initial session? Get a complete refund - no questions asked.
One last thing: What is Product Peers?
Product Peers was a community I established in 2020 to support product people facing challenges and frustration. Learn more.
Today, I focus on 1:1 coaching to address these needs even better.
Product Peers
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