system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
How to deal with a "know-it-all" team lead?

Our team lead is a know-it-all stereotype.  He never has meetings.  He won't come to your office to discuss anything, best you can do is go to his office.  He sends out assignment via our ticketing system and may cancel them without notice or explanation.  Change is considered bad unless it originates from him even though we have an incredible amount of technical debt.

How can I break down his grip on the project without risking my position?
gpt
I call it the trifecta of leverage - teammates, management, and the lead. If you have the complete support of any of those two, you have leverage. If not, it's pretty much a lost cause. Harsh, but true.