Sitemap - 2020 - Gibson Biddle's "Ask Gib" Product Newsletter

Dear Gib: I have an offer for a job with a lower-level title, but a significantly higher salary. How much should I care about the title?

Dear Gib: What do you recommend to a PM who is strong on product skills but weak on leadership skills?

Dear Gib: In your experience, what differentiates good product managers from exceptional PMs?

Rapid-fire Q & A

Dear Gib: As a PM, how do I best work with other department's bosses? Sometimes, they'll push the decision based on their "power/ego" and not "data/objective" thinking.

Dear Gib: How do you tie the company strategy with your product strategy?

Dear Gib: What books do you recommend to learn more about product management and product strategy?

Dear Gib: How do you best prepare for Head of Product/Product Director roles?

Dear Gib: How do you handle CEO "pet projects?" Especially when they are clearly bad ideas?

Dear Gib: When is it time to move to a new company to advance your career? What do you lose by staying at the same company for a long time?

Dear Gib: Do you need to develop a personal brand in order to be a successful product person / get the jobs you want?

Dear Gib: Answers to your career, product, strategy, management & leadership questions.

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