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Micromanagement

Collaboration Is Risky. Now, Get on with It.

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

Once we've worked on a few limited scope projects and hammered out the rules of engagement, it's important to give authority to our collaborators. If we find we're micromanaging, maybe we didn't pick our partners as well as we thought, but maybe we're going on the offensive because we feel vulnerable.

Micromanagement

Micromanagement Hammer Drucker Short-term

When a Leader Is Causing Conflict, Start by Asking Why

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2018

His team members experienced this as micromanagement and dismissive of their expertise. Every hammer looks like a nail, as the saying goes. Further, I learned later that his widely regarded technical expertise coupled with his family background made him feel anxiously responsible for the company’s technical reputation.

Engineering

Engineering Hammer Micromanagement Execution

Collaboration Is Risky. Now, Get on with It.

When a Leader Is Causing Conflict, Start by Asking Why

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