Geez, has it been almost 2 weeks since I’ve even been out here? I guess it has. I’m still drinking from the firehose known as the new job over here and I don’t have a lot of mental energy for deep thought after work. My dreams are weird enough these days – I don’t want to provoke the beast without reason.
One thing that I am very thankful for is that one of my new peers is in exactly the same situation that I am. In fact, (shhh) I think that he might be somewhat worse off. I’m starting something from scratch and he’s trying to piece together all of the old history of something with a tight deadline. There is nothing like being in the trenches with someone that understands what you are going through.
What have a I learned in the last 2 weeks?
- I have some really smart and dedicated people on my team who are doing the architecture and the prototyping. They will get it right.
- My product manager is amazing. He knows the industry, he knows the clients, and he knows what we need to accomplish.
- My project manager only cares about doing the right things to get the product shipped. Between the two of us we’ll balance tasks anyway we can to be successful. No egos, just get it done.
- I’ve got a lot of organizational bridges to build. I’m doing my best to get to know people across the company who can help this product succeed. It will take some time.
- My team has recently been put together. We *need* to create our own team culture.
- I still have a LOT to learn. A humbling amount. But. I. Will. Get. There.
