Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 6, 2011

Guy Farmer delivers a 2×4 upside the head of the management status quo in Leaders’ Obsessive Focus on What Employees Do Wrong , at Unconventional Training. Anecdotally, we all know that micromanagers are a headache to work with. Ah, leadership & ethics. But what are the actual business problems that they can create?

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 17, 2015

Finding, training and keeping good board members is a critical part of non-profit leadership. In the end, even though you shouldn’t micromanage, it is your job as a board member to protect the integrity of the organization. Can Non-Profit Work Encourage a Poor Work Ethic? Ask good questions.

Micromanagement 30

Micromanagement Learning-by-Doing Participative Edmondson 30

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

He had been experiencing a serious performance plateau that was, he learned, an effect of his micromanaging and intimidating his direct reports. By becoming aware of these tendencies, he also saw that while his workaholic ethic had gotten him his position, as a leadership strategy it no longer worked for him.

Emotional Intelligence 15

Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Report Micromanagement 15

Miles Anthony Smith

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

According to a study done by the Harvard Business Review , a good leader is ethical, goal-oriented, communicates well, and is flexible , to name a few adjectives. You’ve hired and trained these folks, so, it’s important to trust them. ​ Click "READ MORE" to unlock the 31 good leadership qualities.

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HR Digest

JULY 25, 2019

People are put into a position to manage others as a reflection of their proven qualities in performance, work ethics, and their ability to help others in various ways to improve. Nearly half (47 percent) of managers take up new leadership roles without any training, according to Inc. Empower your team and avoid micromanagement.

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Advice Micromanagement Management Mentor 78

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

At work, leaders with higher levels of self-control display more effective leadership styles – they are more likely to inspire and intellectually challenge their followers, instead of being abusive or micromanaging. But what happens when people lack self-control at work? billion annually.

Leadership Styles 8

Leadership Styles Leadership Short-term Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2011

The business books would advise me to micromanage less, delegate more. Important information to have before you judge yourself or anyone else as being too much of a micromanager. These issues a) aren't as academically fascinating to us as corporate ethics and finance, b) are messy, and c) often hit too close to home.

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Micromanagement Open-book Entrepreneur Delegation 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

But consider the micromanager who asks you to document every step of your calculations so that he can be sure you got the right answer. Only leaders perceived as moderate in their ethical requests were effective in promoting positive employee behavior. That in turn hurt morale and left employees feeling mistrustful.

How To 8

How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Contrary to popular belief, there are universal traits that predict whether individuals will be part of an organization’s vital few, such as their higher levels of intelligence, work ethic, and social skills. In other words, people who are smart, nice, and hard-working tend to outperform their peers.

Motivation 8

Motivation Human Capital ROI McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

Employees who don’t trust their managers usually point to big-picture, obvious things: Their superiors skate the edges of ethical behavior, hide information, take credit for others’ hard work, or flat-out deceive people. To demonstrate positive assumptions, show that you reject micromanaging. And promote transparency.

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Policies Micromanagement Reference Covey 14