How do you deal with senior stakeholders who bulldoze everything? I’m a newer PM on a small team, and we’re constantly getting sideswiped. We're subjected to big changes with no notice, ignored processes, and decisions made behind our backs. This week, someone came back from leave and literally canceled a project mid-flight just to “own” it. It’s exhausting. Does anyone have tips on how to push back?

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Are you sure you were meeting the bar? If you're absolutely sure the project was going well and you were solving for the right problems, then you have a culture problem created by leadership. It's easier to leave at that point than fight it.

That sounds rough. I try to create clarity early by setting shared goals and defining roles upfront (like RACI) — even if it’s informal. When they see how their actions are impacting the team or timeline, it sometimes helps dial things back.

Is this a startup or non tech company?

Sounds like you don't have the right people in the room early enough in your roadmap planning.

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