Keith Cowing 10/9/24 Keith Cowing 10/9/24

Boost your team’s engagement with this leadership tactic: behavior labeling

Keith Cowing 11/2/23 Keith Cowing 11/2/23

Building a peer group as a startup executive

Keith Cowing 8/21/23 Keith Cowing 8/21/23

It’s the end of product management as we know it.

Keith Cowing 6/1/23 Keith Cowing 6/1/23

Improve your team’s retention with structured career conversations

Keith Cowing 5/22/23 Keith Cowing 5/22/23

Getting the right input, at the right time, from stakeholders

Keith Cowing 4/14/20 Keith Cowing 4/14/20

Does a product manager need domain expertise?

If you don’t understand your industry, you can’t be successful. If you have been in the industry too long, you get steeped in tradition and are less capable of innovation. So what’s the real deal with domain expertise?

Keith Cowing 10/22/19 Keith Cowing 10/22/19

How to triple your LinkedIn profile views

I launched an experiment. Instead of adding ideas to a growing list of "future blog posts," I would just write down the idea and share it on Twitter and LinkedIn (without the full post). My LinkedIn profile views went up exponentially.

Keith Cowing 5/14/19 Keith Cowing 5/14/19

A product manager's list of things to read, watch, and listen to

I have spent the past 15 years building products, teams, and companies. Along the way, I have read, watched, and listened to a LOT of content. Here are some of my favorites.

Keith Cowing 4/30/19 Keith Cowing 4/30/19

3 metrics to see if a job is right for you

When considering a job opportunity, you might rely on gut instincts or you might create a spreadsheet and rank 10 different factors. Whatever you do, here are 3 things you should think about that you might not be considering.

Keith Cowing 2/14/19 Keith Cowing 2/14/19

Stand for something greater than yourself

What legacy will we leave for generations after us? I am not asking you to quit your job and join the peace corps. But think about your impact.

Keith Cowing 1/28/19 Keith Cowing 1/28/19

Should I be an employee at a top tier company or a leader at a startup?

It is a career choice you may need to make. Here are some key things to consider.

Keith Cowing 12/18/17 Keith Cowing 12/18/17

How to join projects that get you promoted

Eric Schmidt famously told Sheryl Sandberg “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat. Just get on.”

Keith Cowing 8/29/17 Keith Cowing 8/29/17

What skills do you need to become a product manager?

To start with, you need a basic level of skill across a wide range of topics. Then, you need to build superstar skills in one or two areas.

Keith Cowing 2/16/17 Keith Cowing 2/16/17

4 words to live your career by

Keith Cowing 11/2/16 Keith Cowing 11/2/16

Preparing for a phone screen

Phone screens can be short and casual, but they deserve a disciplined approach. I have seen too many candidates fail because they didn't properly prepare...