Navigating career ladders is a top-of-mind topic for PMs across companies of all sizes. Aakash Gupta (aka Product Growth Guy) and I (aka @ibscribe) spent some time talking about the skill shifts required for level jumps, and co-wrote the post below…
May 13, 2023·edited May 13, 2023Liked by Ibrahim Bashir
Some random thoughts:
- I would put the over arching main content for free and then put paid for specific examples, or host a paid live session for the more in depth version of it.
- Have articles such as these actually free so people truly truly get the value and know the content here is the best. Hence, subscribe!
- The goal get this article referenced by so many other coaches (like me) who can quickly send it to folks, who then also start subscribing for other content
in photography, aperture is a term used to describe how much light gets into the picture...in this context, it's about adjusting your perspective to go wider or go deeper based on the situation...as you grow in your PM career, being able to zoom in/out is a critical skills
A while back, I collected an overview of 14 different career ladder frameworks, in case you're interested: https://www.leadinginproduct.com/p/product-management-career-ladders
thanks for sharing - adding to the list of further reading resources in the post!
Something this important and critical, Wish it was not behind the paid newsletter.
trying an experiment...any ideas for alternatives?
Some random thoughts:
- I would put the over arching main content for free and then put paid for specific examples, or host a paid live session for the more in depth version of it.
- Have articles such as these actually free so people truly truly get the value and know the content here is the best. Hence, subscribe!
- The goal get this article referenced by so many other coaches (like me) who can quickly send it to folks, who then also start subscribing for other content
Lead PMs are also in IC track at some companies like Yelp
It was so fun to partner with you Ibrahim!
Let’s do it again soon 🙏
Can you please define “aperture”
in photography, aperture is a term used to describe how much light gets into the picture...in this context, it's about adjusting your perspective to go wider or go deeper based on the situation...as you grow in your PM career, being able to zoom in/out is a critical skills