When AI makes the call, someone still has to own the outcome. That someone is you. There’s a version of the near AI future that product teams love to pitch: autonomous agents that handle customer interactions end-to-end, models that make real-time decisions faster and more accurately than any human could, systems that learn and adapt…
Category: Product Leadership
When does External Organizational Consulting Create Value: Orga Consult Podcast [German]
In this episode of the ORGA Consult Podcast, Christian Rieckmann and I explore one of the most underrated questions in business leadership: when does external organizational consulting actually create value – and when doesn’t it? We discuss how the needs of organizations differ fundamentally depending on their stage: the early-stage startup trying to establish structure…
Saying Goodbye to Mr. Scott: What Star Trek Teaches Us About AI Product Leadership
Working with Claude, Gemini or ChatGPT is starting to feel like working with the AI we know from science fiction – and it’s reshaping what AI product leadership actually looks like in practice. Not the menacing kind – Terminator, the Matrix. Though we’d be naive to pretend that future isn’t on the table if AI…
Workplace Toxicity: The Dark Triad – What Psychology Tells Us About the Colleagues Who Drain Your Team
Every team has one. The colleague whose wins are always personal and whose failures are always someone else’s. The peer who agrees with you in private and contradicts you in the room that matters. The manager who stays ice-cold under pressure that would rattle anyone else – and never quite explains why that coldness always…
How to Master Pricing for Innovative Products
Pricing is one of the most critical—and daunting—decisions product managers face, especially when launching an innovative product. Unlike incremental updates or existing solutions, groundbreaking products often lack clear benchmarks, making pricing a high-stakes balancing act. Charge too much, and adoption stalls; charge too little, and you leave money (and credibility) on the table. So how…
Hybrid Work: Orga Consult Podcast [German]
In this insightful podcast episode, Christian Rieckmann, an experienced organizational development expert from ORGA Consult, and myself explore the challenges and opportunities of hybrid work. We discuss how organizations can effectively adapt to this evolving model, balancing flexibility with productivity and employee engagement. From fostering collaboration across remote and in-office teams to cultivating a strong…




