> even if it meant changing priorities 5 times in 3 days That kind of thing is exactly what an EM is there to stop. I’ve faced similar problems a couple of ti

> even if it meant changing priorities 5 times in 3 days That kind of thing is exactly what an EM is there to stop. I’ve faced similar problems a couple of times, and it takes a lot of effort to correct the ship into a healthy Product/Engineering organization, but it can be done. There are tangible downsides to switching priorities constantly, and beyond inefficiency, team morale usually also takes a hit. Now, without an EM, whose responsibility is it to stop this? No one’s really, it doesn’t land on anyone’s plate, so you either have to hope one of your colleagues with enough organizational leverage steps up, or do it yourself.