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I’m currently dealing with a challenging leadership dynamic and would love to hear how others have navigated this.

Our Product Lead doesn't seem to have visibility into what the PM team actually does day-to-day. There’s no overall product roadmap, and our weekly catch-ups and 1:1s feel like box-ticking exercises where he asks for priorities, accepts whatever is said without strategic challenge, and moves on.

While he excels at people-pleasing, there’s a lack of core technical delivery experience. Instead, he relies heavily on AI to fill the gaps without providing actual domain guidance or strategic direction.

I’m at a crossroads between looking for an exit or finding a constructive way to highlight these execution gaps to skip-level management (who is also new to the organisation).

Have you ever managed up in a situation where leadership lacked domain depth? How did you handle it without burning bridges?

The rare alignment of the stars is almost upon us: a Bank Holiday (sorry to all the non-bank crowd) where the kids are actually at school and the rest of the world isn't crowding every single venue!

Last year, we dropped the kids off, smashed a massive breakfast, and powered through the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk. It was a bit of a race against the school bell but we survived and loved it.
Looking to top that this year preferably something fun for couples that won't require taking out a second mortgage. What are your best budget-friendly day date ideas? Fire away! Cheers!

Driving from Sydney to Brisbane tomorrow so keen to hear any recommendations on a good breakfast and lunch cafes/restaurants close to pacific highway so as to not detour too much. Thanks in advance!

I know I could ask ChatGPT this but I really want to hear from real people who have been in the trenches of a high-stakes delivery.

I’m currently managing multiple offshore teams to launch a new product in 3 months. In reality, it’s about a year's worth of end-to-end work packed into a tight window.

We are hitting serious roadblocks and following are some of my observations, 

1. Our best devs are split between multiple teams (50/50 or 70/30) due to funding constraints. No dedicated resources.
2. The offshore team is relatively junior, which is impacting velocity.
3. User stories are too large, but splitting them feels impossible if we want to meet the hard launch deadline. QA tasks like manual , automated tests, perf tests etc are being asked to do by developers using AI.

 

My lead developer and I hate micromanagement, but we are slipping into it out of pure necessity. We are at a critical tipping point.

Have you used any creative planning hacks, prioritization techniques, or team structures to pull off a launch under these kinds of constraints? Thanks in advance

I know I could ask ChatGPT this, but I really want to hear from real people who have been in the trenches of a high-stakes delivery.

I’m currently managing multiple offshore teams to launch a new product in 3 months. In reality, it’s about a year's worth of end-to-end work packed into a tight window.

We are hitting serious roadblocks and following are some of my observations, 

1. Our best devs are split between multiple teams (50/50 or 70/30) due to funding constraints. No dedicated resources.
2. The offshore team is relatively junior, which is impacting velocity.
3. User stories are too large, but splitting them feels impossible if we want to meet the hard launch deadline. QA tasks like manual , automated tests, perf tests etc are being asked to do by developers using AI.

 

My lead developer and I hate micromanagement, but we are slipping into it out of pure necessity. We are at a critical tipping point.

Have you used any creative planning hacks, prioritization techniques, or team structures to pull off a launch under these kinds of constraints? Thanks in advance

I’m currently exploring new opportunities across tech and non-tech roles within the IT, banking, and finance sectors. While I use LinkedIn heavily, I’ve been hearing a growing sentiment among peers and friends that a significant number of listings here are "ghost jobs" ads kept live by companies to build a resume pipeline or project growth, rather than to actively hire. 

For those navigating the market right now, how true is this in your experience? Are you finding LinkedIn to be a reliable source for active roles, or are other platforms yielding better results?

Additionally, if you don’t have an insider connection for a referral, what is your go-to strategy or platform for finding genuine, open opportunities? I'd love to hear your insights.

Edit: thanks all. Bottom line is that LinkedIn is crap and exploring in Seek has better odds. I have uninstalled LinkedIn now as it has indeed become like Facebook!