HR Digest

MARCH 4, 2021

A good manager can make or break a team. For a first-time manager who has been promoted from being a part of team to be in charge of a team the responsibilities can be overwhelming. A bad manager can crush engagement and motivation, down productivity, and generally make coming to work a chore for the entire team. Communication.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 13, 2023

Tips for Managing High Performers High-performing talent can make or break the success of a project, so it’s essential to provide support and supervision to keep them happy in their roles. Offer autonomy: Giving employees the freedom to determine their own schedule enables you to avoid micromanagement and motivate high performers.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

AUGUST 4, 2022

Our reader poll today asks: What best describes the predominant management style in your organization? Micromanaging: Leaders are way too into the details and get in people’s way 23.04%. Empowering: Leaders set direction and get out of their people’s way 15.23%.

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Art Petty

APRIL 14, 2019

Not all micromanagers are created equal. Here are some ideas to help you finesse a difficult situation: The post Challenging Conversations—Dealing with a Micromanaging Boss appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty. Some are a lot more vexing than others.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 26, 2023

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, effective people management skills are crucial for leaders and managers. People management encompasses a range of responsibilities, from recruiting and onboarding to training and development, performance management, employee engagement, and more.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 1, 2014

This post recently appeared in SmartBlog on Leadership : There’s a LOT of advice out there on leadership and management – almost as much as you’ll find on dating, careers, and how to raise your kids. However, I’d recommend running away as far as you can from the following pearls of leadership & management wisdom: 1.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 15, 2014

I managed large teams for over 20 years in corporate and have been coaching C-Level clients for 14 more. During this time, I’ve probably run into every scenario a manager can experience. Translate upper management’s vague directives into things your team can understand and take action on. Never b t your staff.

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Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 15, 2024

Additional reporting by Emma Molloy Monday 15 January 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email It’s common for less experienced managers to take on too much. Delegating was something Lewis Broughton CMgr MCMI struggled with in the early years of his management career.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

When leaders are micromanaging: Micromanaging is a way leaders can go overboard, stifling creativity and initiative among their team members. If you want to succeed in leadership then stop going overboard with your micromanaging and start delegating, allow your people to show you what they are capable of.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building shared The 3 Most Important Traits Teams Want in a New Manager. Learn 5 ways to manage your mind to better control your mouth. Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided Four Tips to Manage Your Email. Julie Winkle Giulioni shared What Does a Career Look Like Today ?

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Lead from Within

MARCH 31, 2023

Micromanagement: While it’s important for leaders to provide guidance and support, it’s also important to give team members the freedom and autonomy to take on new challenges and grow. If you’re constantly hovering and micromanaging your team, you may be holding them back from reaching their full potential.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 10, 2024

Offer to Shoulder Some Burden: If you find your leader overwhelmed with micromanagement, propose a reallocation of responsibilities. Encourage your leader to entrust smaller, manageable tasks to other team members as a start. Identify tasks that other competent team members can execute effectively.

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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. There are so many more layers of management here that it seems to take forever for decisions to be made. Be detailed and specific. Slow Progress.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 26, 2023

Or maybe you don’t, but you dread starting work every day because your manager is driving you crazy? And you sit at your desk every morning thinking of how to deal with a bad boss or bad manager. As a manager or employee, you’ve probably seen your fair share of bad bosses.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 17, 2024

Thankfully, those experiences in my career have only been for short periods of time. Others it was a middle manager boss. Tyrant leaders try to keep you from knowing anything that would give you equal status to their knowledge Micromanaging – Tyrant leaders control everything. We always do from those seasons.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2018

To build a successful career, you definitely need to develop expertise in your field. But when you allow yourself to think you have to know everything and do everything, you’re setting yourself up to fail–plus you come across as a micromanager who doesn’t trust your team. We all make mistakes.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

I thought his answer was simple but brilliant, and gets to the heart of one of the biggest and oldest mistakes middle or senior managers make when they get promoted. micromanaged their old responsibilities. They not only sabotaged their own careers, but they retarded the development of promising developing Coordinators.

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Lead from Within

JULY 31, 2018

There are, however, some mistakes that are so damaging they amount to career sabotage. You come across not only as a micromanager but also as someone who doesn’t trust your team or colleagues. I am sure you can see how this would derail a successful career. If you don’t have a life, you don’t have a career.

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Lead from Within

JULY 28, 2020

If you find yourself controlling or monitoring everything that everyone around you is doing, watching and commenting and picking apart the work of others, and struggling to delegate even when your boss tells you that you need to, you have a problem with micromanagement. You keep stepping on toes. 1 N A T I O N A L B E S T S E L L E R.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

People don’t want to be managed; they want to be led. A New Way to Think : Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness by Roger L. Martin (Harvard Business Review Press, 2022) Over a stellar career, Roger Martin has advised the CEOs of some of the world's most successful companies. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Even managers have managers. A bad boss can impede the ability to work efficiently, can foster a negative work environment, or can be an obstacle to career advancement. Effective leaders understand how to manage these relationships in order to take charge of their own success. Next, look to understand your manager.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Caleb, a manager in his workplace, often found himself fumbling for words. Rather than micromanaging how their work should be carried out, you’re viewing them as the expert in how it should be done. This will show that you care about their career goals and will help you prepare talented team members for advancement.

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Management Excellence

APRIL 14, 2019

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 6, 2020

Even Moses had a reputation as a micromanager who couldn’t give up control or delegate; his father-in-law Jethro telling him “This thing you are doing is not good – you will surely wear away you and those who are with you”. In our early careers a certain amount of ego is essential to drive success.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 11, 2017

Fuelling top performance is the goal for most leaders and managers. The best managers know their people are the key to achieving top performance on every metric of success they track. As a leader or manager, how can you make the biggest difference through leveraging the talents and efforts of the people on your team?

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 1, 2020

When you lead with micromanagement. If you can’t trust your team, if you keep putting your fingerprints on everybody’s work, if you have a hard time letting go of the details, you’re likely engaged in micromanagement. If you can’t manage your own emotions, it’s hard to persuade others to have faith in you.

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Career Advancement

MARCH 4, 2019

Sometimes our need to control and micromanage everything erodes our confidence in ourselves and others. Check in often (but without micromanaging how she does things). “Trust is a core currency of any relationship. The truth: People are much more capable than we think. Go ahead, have faith.”. Kris Carr~. Ask them for help.

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Brigette Hyacinth

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The worst place an employee can be, is stuck in an organization with a micro-manager who doesn’t care about their development and there are no opportunities for growth and advancement. In my early career, I worked for a bad boss who put profit before people and sought to gain every ounce of productivity out of employees.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 12, 2019

They micromanage. When a bad boss micromanages, they leave no room for people to develop and grow. A boss who lashes out and doesn’t manage their emotions is not only infuriating but also demeaning. Failing to show basic professional respect is a sign of deep issues. They attack. They’re narcissistic.

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Career Advancement

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

For some, it can sabotage promotions or careers. If you’re dreading a particular task, find ways to make it more manageable. Micromanaging is one form of not delegating enough—because if you’re watching someone under a microscope, you haven’t truly delegated the work. Self-defeating behavior holds all of us back at some point.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 12, 2024

Trust Boosts Productivity: When trust is present, leaders don’t need to micromanage their team members. Here’s why every great leader places trust at the heart of their team building efforts: Trust Fosters Open Communication: In an environment of trust, team members feel safe to express their thoughts, ideas, and concerns openly.

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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. Not all managers are intuitive, sensitive, or can read your mind.

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Brigette Hyacinth

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Instead of pulling others up, many managers choose to push people down. Micromanaging, blaming and holding people back, will only lead to a culture of distrust with high turnover, low morale and reduced creativity. The corporate world is littered with managers but lack leaders. Your most valuable asset is your people.

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Leading Blog

MAY 10, 2019

Principles are less micromanaging and more like guardrails. Great leaders take the time to identify each person’s strengths and then align opportunities and career path options to take advantage of them.”. Put them away and limit your access during the day. It will improve your safety and focus. Have No Rules. How will you lead today?

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Employees want autonomy, and they don’t want you micromanaging them every minute of the day. Hold people accountable for their work, but remember that micromanagement signals a lack of respect. Work to resolve any serious self-esteem issues before they harm your career and those around you. Showcasing your insecurities.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

According to a recent survey , 33 percent of managers lead with fear. As the study’s authors point out, if you were to ask a manager if they lead with fear, most will say no. suspicion, blame, imposter syndrome, micromanagement, unwillingness to receive feedback), it becomes clear that fear is unconsciously driving their behavior.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As a leadership coach and business consultant I have the privilege of seeing many organizations through a lens that most people don’t, because leaders are busy leading and managers are busy managing and people are busy doing their jobs so the big picture gets hard to see. Here are some of the top reasons: They don’t like their boss.

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