N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2020

For those new to remote working, we wanted to share some advice on how we’ve made it work in our business. Do you have tips or advice to share on making remote work better? as if you are going into the office, to jumpstart your day. On Friday’s this may even include a virtual happy hour. Please share in the comments below.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 16, 2020

Don’t offer advice or solutions unless you’re sure they want to hear them. Set up lunch-and-learn sessions, provide professional memberships and development opportunities, and pair people up for cross-training in a new area they’d like to learn more about. Try to listen without judging. Be interested. Exhibit trust.

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Brigette Hyacinth

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Micromanaging, blaming and holding people back, will only lead to a culture of distrust with high turnover, low morale and reduced creativity. Such managers push employees to grow and develop in order to reach their full potential. ” Developing leadership skills is a lifetime project. They invest in people.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 13, 2022

“Don’t wait for the organization to develop you. Decide in advance you are going to develop yourself.” The Hands-Off leader wants to believe that “we’re all adults” and “I shouldn’t have to micromanage.” What is your advice to the new leader who wants to embrace these principles? ” -Marlene Chism.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 21, 2017

Leading Others Each unit gives a set of exercises to develop your skills and experience in its domain. Leading Yourself covers creating habits, creating beliefs, speaking authentically, getting advice, and so on. You develop and practice the skills in these areas on your own, independently of interactions with others.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 12, 2023

These books offer valuable insights, practical advice, and real-world examples that can help you navigate the complex world of human resources effectively. Chandler emphasizes the importance of minimizing micromanagement while maximizing productivity, and offers actionable ideas that HR managers can share with other leaders.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 28, 2013

Then again, a lot of managers think they are already coaching when what they are really doing is a lot of teaching, advising and telling — or, worst case, micromanaging (think Pointy Haired Boss from “Dilbert” ). We all like to be advice columnists when it comes to other people’s problems. Both are valid positions. It’s human nature.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 13, 2014

I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. However, unless you want to be micromanaged or seen as incapable of managing your own time and priorities, don’t show up with a list of projects and ask your boss to rank them. 1 on 1s career advice career management negotiations one on one meetings'

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 2, 2021

This gives them an insight into the fact that they have a sense of power within the workplace, as opposed to being micromanaged and shut down when they wish to express their concerns. It goes without saying that any good manager should have the ability to lead their team by offering support and advice where they see fit.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Rather than micromanaging how their work should be carried out, you’re viewing them as the expert in how it should be done. Email Joel for more advice on making your people feel motivated to excel in their jobs. Asking what employees need in order to carry out their work effectively shows you want to be supportive of their efforts.

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Leading Blog

MAY 25, 2016

CIA director Bill Casey gave him some good advice early on. Gates cautions that while micro-knowledge is necessary, micromanagement is not. ☙ Leaders who think they don’t need frank, critical advice every day are usually doomed. Not surprisingly, he identifies listening as the most critical thing a new leader can do.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 30, 2023

The king micromanaged and pushed hard for quick delivery. He ignored or shut down any advice that what he was forcing on the shipbuilders wasn’t feasible. Ask people in your organization what it would take to increase energy and cut your turnover rates in half, and develop a plan based on their recommendations.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 30, 2019

During a keynote presentation on balancing technical expertise, management, and leadership at a company conference of senior managers, I discussed how very smart managers with deep technical expertise frequently direct rather than develop others (often seen as micromanaging).

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 15, 2016

Read at your own risk, and whatever you do, DO NOT follow the advice! Unfortunately, organizations don’t always do a good job when it comes to nurturing, developing, rewarding, and retaining their high potential employees. Hey, it’s all part of the development experience. Still looks relevant to me! Cost-of-living differences?

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HR Digest

JANUARY 26, 2023

Has your boss always been like this, or is this a recent development? Be open and discuss your problem with them, and ask them for advice. Anticipate Issues The next step in figuring out how to deal with a bad boss or bad manager is to anticipate what will likely occur, especially if they are the micromanaging type.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 24, 2019

You micromanage. Insecure leaders see asking questions, seeking advice and listening to the opinions of others as a sign of weakness. You don’t promote or develop your best people. L earn to welcome direct, honest communication even if it’s not what you want to hear; make peace with the fact that you will sometimes get it wrong.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 2, 2014

Communicating the big picture is a skill that’s often lost in early leadership development programs. If that’s tricky ask for advice, or talkpoints, or an opportunity to role-play how to best communicate a message to your team. It’s not to late to contribute your thoughts to the Insiders Guide to Micromanagement.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 16, 2012

In many organizations and occupations, “management by walking around” and micromanagement have fell by the wayside, either by design or out of necessity. I run Executive Development Programs at a large university. Develop a vision, set of 2-3 year goals, and actions plans. Develop measures. I’m in one of those positions.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Constantly micromanaging. Saving the worst for last: Micromanagement is the flip side of leadership. The message sent by micromanager leaders is “I don’t trust you.”. The Best Free Leadership Advice You’ll Ever Get. Additional articles you might enjoy: Why Great Leaders Expect Everyone to Be Great.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The most effective leaders work to create an environment that will stimulate, motivate and develop people—who in turn will bring their best to work. Resist micromanagement. Except for leaders who are actually incompetent, most workplace chaos stems from micromanagement. The Best Free Leadership Advice You’ll Ever Get.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Consulting and coaching organizations to develop systems-of-work that lead to desired behaviors. Causing increased tension and everyone feeling squished, micromanaged, distrusted and unsafe. They start by getting the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats. Just Right?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2016

Part of the draw of self-managing organizations, like those we explore in our recent HBR article , is their promise to free us from the disease of micromanagement. Before we get to what works, let’s consider what micromanaging really is and what puts you at risk of doing it. How do you avoid falling into micromanagement?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 11, 2020

We should never worry alone but rather seek the advice of others whom we trust, sharing our concerns with them, asking them for perspective then listening to and considering their ideas and opinions before making decisions or taking action. In cultures of control, those who have power or authority rule over the rest.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

They are neither overzealous imagineers nor obsessive micromanagers. Question: What’s the first step any leader could take to start applying your advice tomorrow? It made her redo her key strategic priorities, strengths, weaknesses and develop a totally new blueprint for renewal and transformation.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 6, 2011

Here’s what Jason wrote: For the uninitiated, the Leadership Development Carnival is collection of blog posts, normally maintained by Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership by Dan , about leadership development. Amy has a unique ability to see around corners and figure out what’s coming in the talent development space.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In response to the accelerating disruption and change of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a chorus of advice to leaders is urging them to make their organizations more nimble, adaptable, flex­ible, dynamic and, yes, agile. It’s a common misconception that “command-and-control” is synonymous with micromanagement.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

They are neither overzealous imagineers nor obsessive micromanagers. Question: What’s the first step any leader could take to start applying your advice tomorrow? It made her redo her key strategic priorities, strengths, weaknesses and develop a totally new blueprint for renewal and transformation.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 8, 2013

Sometimes it seems I’ve given the same advice many times; either reminding myself or to another pastor. 5 Reasons Leaders Tend to Micromanage. Developing Your Personal Leadership Style. What warnings would you share to aspiring leaders? Related posts: Leaders Lead…So Others Can Follow.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 31, 2016

Question : What advice would you give to a Millennial who has just been promoted into management? My advice is to accept the inevitability of both. Generally, the younger management tends to be less focused on micromanagement, and more focused on team building.” “The They are more open minded and willing to change.”

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I would add to the Decide to engage point that you should not micromanage. There are a lot of resources for staff development there. Kevin :) Dave: Great summary and key advice f Poul Andreassen: Good insight on things relatin Poul Andreassen: Good one on Childish behavior, Kevin Eikenberry: Hope you do enjoy!Kevin

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Confidence in your people is crucial; it allows you to focus on the things that only you can do, without feeling the need to micromanage others. The Best Free Leadership Advice You’ll Ever Get. Truly great leaders know this and because they trust their people, their people in turn trust them. They know how to manage.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

This means that if you have people on your team that can perform a certain task better than you, it takes away the need to micromanage them. He also capitalized on the mistake to develop new methods that can be used to achieve desired goals. Congress sought his advice on what would happen next. This has two advantages.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 1, 2020

Completely distributed teams working from home mean that you couldn’t micromanage even if you wanted to. Is it possible to develop empathy? The not so good news is that cognitive empathy needs to be developed. A key to developing curiosity is inquiry. Today, leaders need to become skilled facilitators. Oprah Winfrey.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2018

In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR: , cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Moshe Cohen , a senior lecturer at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. Is your boss making your life miserable? by Manfred F. ” HBR: Managing Your Boss by John J.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 9, 2013

“Successful transition is the last act of a great leader.” - Francis Hesselbein I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. This question from Joseph: As a leader, we''re supposed to developing our replacements. Then, work with your manager to develop an agreed upon communication plan.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 11, 2017

Micromanagement never leads to top performance. Ask for advice. Larry Sternberg is the co-author to Kim Turnage of the new book “ Managing To Make A Difference: How To Engage, Retain & Develop Talent For Maximum Performance ”. Adding control mechanisms almost always drives up cost and slows things down. Share information.

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Miles Anthony Smith

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Being too comfortable and refusing to develop a new plan when things grow stale can doom any organization. This means delegating tasks to them, giving them bigger projects, and not micromanaging them. Asking for advice from more experienced leaders is often key. Even the best plans will eventually become outdated. ​ 16.

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