Dr. rer. nat. Peter Dern
Research associate
(Section of Medical Organizational Psychology)
Consultant | Trainer | Executive Coach
Medical/Professional background
- since 2025
Research Associate in the “Medical Organisational Psychology” group, Heidelberg University Hospital
- since 2023
Freelance consultant, coach, trainer and author
- 2010 – 2023
Senior Vice President Corporate Learning and People Development, Software AG
- 1999 – 2010
Various management roles at SAP
- 1995 – 1998
Research Associate at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Scientific background
- 1994 – 1998
Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry, Technical University of Kaiserslautern
- 1988 – 1993
Study of Chemistry (Diplom), Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Professional memberships
- since 2017
Board Member at eato (European Association of Training Organizations)
Further Qualifications
- since 2023
Personal Profile Analysis (PPA) Practitioner
- since 1999
Leadership Development Programme at SAP and Software AG
Change Management and Project Management
Transactional Analysis
Intercultural Communication
Design Thinking, Agile Methods
Train the Trainer, Moderation, Presentation & Storytelling
Books
- 2025
Work It Like a German: The Essential Survival Guide to German Business Culture (forthcoming 2025)
- 2024
Clever durchs Leben: Die Geheimnisse des klugen Denkens und Handelns (Amazon KDP)
- 2023
101 Remote Collaboration Hacks: Fun, Energy, Trust - Connecting People in the Virtual World (Amazon KDP, German and English)
- 2023
Sales Success Formula Design Thinking: A Customer-Centric Way to Sell (Amazon KDP, German and English)