Why does PM feel like everyone wants you to own everything but influence nothing? I’m stuck trying to align three teams who don’t talk to each other. I love the work, but the politics drain me. How do you navigate that?

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I’ve found that being PM is sometimes more like playing therapist. Understanding what people want and need and appealing to their goals can help. And influence takes time. Most people don’t like change or being told what to do and how to do it. I try to frame it as offering help and guidance. It doesn’t always work flawlessly, but offers definitely helped make it easier to deal with the politics.

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I feel you. It's ultimately organisational change which is extremely hard. You need lots of buy in.

Maybe try organising a showcase each sprint to let the 3 teams see each others work and get the overarching managers support.

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