Career Advancement

MARCH 4, 2019

Sometimes our need to control and micromanage everything erodes our confidence in ourselves and others. Develop a plan for how to help employees reach the goals you’ve set together during your performance review s. Focus on incremental growth, helping them build skills gradually over a series of projects rather than all at once.

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Micromanagement Stress Performance Review Executive Coaching 264

Career Advancement

MARCH 6, 2017

At the end of the week, Stacy’s list of demotivators at work looked like this: Micromanagement. But now that she was confident in her work, the micromanaging seemed interfering. Solution: Before a project starts, Stacy will talk to the boss about the expected standards and the basic approach. Talk about a demotivator!

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Micromanagement Project Executive Coaching Motivation 216

Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

After taking on several high-profile projects and solving one major problem that had been troubling her boss, she knew she had met those goals. What should she focus on, now that she’d met those goals? Always be prepared to connect with them and mention key projects you’ve been working on and their results.

Influence 156

Influence How To Blanchard Competitive Advantage 156

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

When your team members have dinner with their families, are they talking about: How you micromanaged them to the point where they question their own competence and believe you must think they are idiots? The faith you showed in them by giving them a challenging new project?

Leadership Styles 240

Leadership Styles Micromanagement Learning-by-Doing Commitment 240

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The level of micromanagement by my boss made my work difficult for me, and I had to end it because it was clear he had no trust in his employees. Increased Creativity: No one likes to be micromanaged and when they are, they can only do a little in their jobs with little to no creativity and innovation.

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Micromanagement Management Creativity Delegation 98

HR Digest

JULY 18, 2022

Autonomy at work is the clear opposite of micromanagement —the absolute difference. Unlike micromanagement, job autonomy allows everyone to contribute to a specific project or task. Don’t be a micromanager , instead share the tasks you have with each of your employers. Creates employee engagement. Build Trust.

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Micromanagement Delegation Creativity Energy 98

The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 13, 2023

With the ability to achieve their goals and improve company performance, these individuals are ready to go the extra mile beyond their job descriptions — but they still need support. Offer autonomy: Giving employees the freedom to determine their own schedule enables you to avoid micromanagement and motivate high performers.

Management 52

Management How To Micromanagement Situational Leadership 52

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 25, 2016

It is essential to spend time identifying the equipment, time, material, and support that is needed to complete a project by the deadline. If you don’t want anything to get in the way of the success of a project, then take the time to explore and help people get whatever resources are absolutely essential to their success.

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Tips Micromanagement Guidelines Project 150

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Guest post by Jen Shirkani : I write about the damage done when, as leaders, we don’t fully allow employees to have control over their tasks, projects or budgets. Everyone I know says they hate being micromanaged, and we certainly don’t want to list “control freak” as a skill to be endorsed for on our LinkedIn profile page.

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Micromanagement Emotional Intelligence Delegation Servant Leader 252

Strategy Driven

JUNE 12, 2023

Early in my business career, I worked as a team leader on a high-level project. As a result, this lone team member did all they could to sabotage the project, and it was ultimately a failure. I’ve learned through experience that micromanaging doesn’t work. This is true in both personal and organizational goals as a whole.

Succession 65

Succession Leadership Covey Learning-by-Doing 65

CO2

JUNE 14, 2023

Imagine a scenario where you’re leading a complex project involving multiple stakeholders from different departments. In an attempt to expedite progress, you may be tempted to take complete control, micromanaging every aspect and excluding your team from important decisions.

Leadership Development 78

Leadership Development Executive Coaching Development Leadership 78

Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Encourage them to take risks when you believe they’re likely to succeed, and to tackle ambitious projects. Rather than micromanaging how their work should be carried out, you’re viewing them as the expert in how it should be done. They need to feel confident in their abilities in order to fully apply themselves. How does that work?”

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Motivation Mentor Micromanagement Career 256

leaderCommunicator

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

In terms of our Deadly Sins, this translates as Materialism, or finding more value in counting short-term deliverables than in achieving long-term goals. Instead of thinking about end results and achieving goals, leaders often put too much emphasis on the importance of managing individual tasks and projects.

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Blog Short-term Long-term Micromanagement 136

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 27, 2012

One approach to coaching that is rapidly gaining popularity is what is known as the Double-Goal Coaching Philosophy : emphasis is placed not only on winning, but also on team members’ learning and self-improvement. Avoid micromanaging. You won’t know until you ask.

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Teamwork Micromanagement Leadership Sports 200

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 13, 2016

It’s important to understand that there are many ways to reach a goal. Micromanaging. However, you should refrain from micromanaging and trying to control every aspect of a project. Micromanagement kills morale and imagination. But in order for imagination to flourish, it needs freedom.

Creativity 150

Creativity Skills Micromanagement Leadership 150

HR Digest

APRIL 18, 2024

You juggle video calls, instant messages, and project updates from a team scattered across the globe. Invest in a suite of virtual team communication technologies, like collaborative software, video conferencing, and project management platforms. Set clear goals and objectives, leaving no room for ambiguity. Absolutely.

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Team Bond How To Management 52

CO2

JUNE 14, 2023

Imagine a scenario where you’re leading a complex project involving multiple stakeholders from different departments. In an attempt to expedite progress, you may be tempted to take complete control, micromanaging every aspect and excluding your team from important decisions.

Leadership Development 60

Leadership Development Executive Coaching Development Leadership 60

HR Digest

DECEMBER 4, 2022

You could find asking questions to know each individual’s goals, both short and long-term. They delegate their tasks and also give room for others to show their leadership skills by giving them the responsibility to handle certain projects on their own. They are not micromanagers. They serve as good examples.

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Management Delegation Environment Micromanagement 122

Great Results Team Building

JULY 18, 2012

leadership must be careful not to micromanage their people). leadership must adapt resources and project goals based on their situation). leadership must, above all other things, seek to create a culture of cohesiveness and unity with a compelling common goal to keep everyone focused and engaged).Again,

Leadership 191

Leadership Micromanagement Teamwork Trends 191

The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Micromanaging A hands-on, directive style of leadership is a short-term approach that aligns with followers who don’t know what to do and are afraid of making a mistake that might reflect poorly on themselves or their team. Followers feel as if there is nothing they can do to earn the trust and receive the empowerment they deserve.

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Attrition Micromanagement Short-term Situational Leadership 52

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Set Goals and Celebrate Them. One of the best ways to get your team motivated is to set goals and have a way to celebrate them. Have a meeting with your team and see what your big goals should be. OKRs are a great way to set goals and track them along the way. Don’t Micromanage. Lead By Example.

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Motivation Tips Team Micromanagement 50

Lead from Within

DECEMBER 10, 2018

They may micromanage, bully employees, avoid conflict, duck decisions, steal credit, shift blame, hoard information, fail to listen, set a poor example, goof off, or fail to invest in developing their team. If you’re experiencing more turnover than you’d like, think about why people are leaving. There’s no plan for professional development.

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Micromanagement Career Learning-by-Doing Human Needs 167

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Help them draw a box around certain end goals or objectives. Once the end product is defined, creatives like limited micromanagement and maximum empowerment. But also keep them challenged to meet deadlines and complete projects. Help them see what a win would look like to you. Grant the freedom to draw within the lines.

Creativity 73

Creativity Team Micromanagement Edmondson 73

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2016

As Springsteen puts it, “if I’m going to project an individuality, it’s going to have to be in my writing.’… The goal is to optimize your leadership self – to deliver the best version of you. Leaders do the former; micromanagers do the latter. That is, what do your colleagues – direct reports, peers and bosses – expect from you.

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Self-aware Leadership Core Competence Micromanagement 150

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Early in my business career, I worked as a team leader on a high-level project. As a result, this lone team member did all they could to sabotage the project, and it was ultimately a failure. I’ve learned through experience that micromanaging doesn’t work. This is true in both personal and organizational goals as a whole.

Succession 70

Succession Covey Leadership Long-term 70

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 29, 2018

This is the micromanager who nitpicks about performance to such an extent workers are emotionally exhausted and anxious. but research suggests, especially as it relates to prioritized projects, you focus. A control freak refers to a person who must be in control of all things and people. Photo by Alejandro Alvarez.

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Henderson Delegation Stress Energy 165

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Set clear expectations – make their goals clear. There is a need to have meetings with your remote employees at least weekly to recite established goals for them and remind them of what your expectations are. Members can easily track the new changes made on the projects they are working on from anywhere. Conclusion.

Management 81

Management How To Micromanagement Efficiency 81

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 3, 2022

Most of us use appeasing at least some of the time—for example, when you don’t want to let someone down when they ask you to work on a project, be on a board, volunteer for a committee, or do whatever with them. Your car is in the shop, and you don’t want to hold up the project. You feel honored, but your insides are screaming “NOOOOO!”

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Workshop Micromanagement Skills Open-book 127

ExactHire - Leadership

MARCH 7, 2018

Your culture may be the culprit if your organization is not meeting goals and growing. Tell me about a time when others abandoned a task or project, but you knew that it was important to complete. As you build a culture of accountability, rate your people on a 1-10 scale in terms of the percentage of goals met well and on time.

Core Competence 52

Core Competence Bottom-up Micromanagement Absenteeism 52

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 1, 2012

Here's Bernd Geropp , from More Leadership, Less Management, with Micromanagers and the e -mail trap. Jesse Lyn Stoner closes out our first sement with a bang with A Big Goal Is Not the Same As a Vision , from her Jesse Lyn Stoner blog. It's easy to confuse a really big goal with a vision, but the difference is important.

Leadership Development 234

Leadership Development Development Leadership Agility 234

CO2

JUNE 9, 2015

When leaders delegate halfway—by re-taking responsibility midway through or by micromanaging throughout—no one is served. Indicate how the task connects to broader organizational goals, so that the delegate is motivated to succeed. Questions to ask when delegating: What other projects are you working on?

Delegation 78

Delegation Micromanagement Project Long-term 78

CO2

JUNE 9, 2015

When leaders delegate halfway—by re-taking responsibility midway through or by micromanaging throughout—no one is served. Indicate how the task connects to broader organizational goals, so that the delegate is motivated to succeed. Questions to ask when delegating: What other projects are you working on?

Delegation 78

Delegation Micromanagement Project Long-term 78

The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Their team members call this micromanagement. In projects where I am not the leader or where timing isn’t tight, this isn’t insurmountable. .” Lower ratings on Setting Stretch Goals and Taking Initiative indicate leaders are stuck in existing practices and not stretching boundaries.

Leadership 59

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Goleman Crisis 59

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 28, 2012

A shared purpose, goals, and value system. Every employee needs to be clear and aligned on the organizations purpose, goals, and shared values. Great employees don’t need to be babysat, monitored, checked on, micromanaged, and shouldn’t need to fill out daily and weekly activity reports. Hire great employees.

Management 243

Management MBO Learning-by-Doing Micromanagement 243

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 13, 2014

This question from Jennifer: “Can you give us some tips and tricks for 1X1 meetings with your boss, including how to prepare for the meeting and ways to discuss your career and goals?” I’ve written a post on the same topic for managers: How to Have an Effective 1 on 1.

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Tips Career Micromanagement Self-aware 310

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Make sure all your employees are working collectively toward your company’s goals. By communicating regularly, on a one-on-one basis, you can discuss current projects and review any challenges an employee may be facing. Show your employees you trust them – Show you employees you trust them in their jobs by not micromanaging them.

Management 120

Management How To Incentives Outsourcing 120

QAspire

JUNE 1, 2014

Karin Hurt of Let’s Grow Leaders says, “ Micromanaging is a dysfunctional behavior that most leaders fall into from time to time. and presents her post “ The Insiders Guide to Micromanagement ”. ( @LetsGrowLeaders ). So how do you know if you’re slipping into the micro management trap?” That’s it for this month’s edition.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 185