Product Therapy

Coaching Transformation: How a Hospitality Company Adopted the Product Model

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Sep 18, 2025
Anuar Chapur, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Palace Resorts, and Gabrielle Bufrem, a product and leadership coach, explore a game-changing transformation in a major hospitality company. They discuss the cultural shifts that redefined operations to drive customer-centric outcomes and significantly boost conversion rates. Key topics include the importance of coaching, trust-building, and team topology in achieving tangible results. They offer practical advice for any organization considering a transformation, emphasizing the need for commitment and strategic planning.
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ADVICE

Start Small, Prove Outcomes

  • Start transformation with small tests and clear outcomes to earn trust across the company.
  • Use pilots to prove value before scaling and avoid top-down mandates that lack evidence.
INSIGHT

Solve Problems Before Rebuilding Process

  • Changing how you solve problems yields more ROI than reworking engineering processes first.
  • Earn the right to change priorities by delivering fast, visible results.
ANECDOTE

Pilot Team Avoids A Multimillion App

  • A pilot team discovered an app was unnecessary after customer research and instead improved the existing webpage.
  • That focus tripled conversion and avoided a multimillion-dollar mistake.
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