Principal PM: New twist to the same role!

This is my new gig. I am a principal and a manager. I am responsible for the health of the overall business and team, not just some parts that include “new features” or “strategy”.

For now it means the meaty, well defined projects ago to the team and I get the crumbles that are too big to let go but too little to pass. It is the lowest level in the hierarchy of “cool work”. Taking care of the links, screws and levers, so that they do not end up becoming weak links.

Finding problems and gaps before they blow up and establishing the peer relationships to seek them instead of waiting for them to find me. Addressing them which does not often require just a definition but primarily people skills. Oiling the machine to keep it running smooth.

The same role can take a different shape if everyday is not spent climbing the mountain. You can look ahead and back and identify which parts need a road and which are ok with a mud-path!