Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 29, 2018

This is the micromanager who nitpicks about performance to such an extent workers are emotionally exhausted and anxious. More than ever longstanding and excessive tension is robbing leaders of innovation, creative problem solving , positivity and productivity. As you do, epiphanies, connections, and innovation often result.

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Mills Scofield

JUNE 19, 2023

Referent authority assumes that leaders inspire and influence others by exhibiting strong moral character and personal values rather than position alone. Control Is an Illusion What do you lose by being an authoritarian — and “beating” employees into submission — or being a control freak and micromanaging every little thing that your kids do?

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Leading with Trust

OCTOBER 20, 2019

It’s the critical foundation for creating an environment where your team members can flourish, be engaged, and exercise their creativity and innovation to achieve their goals and those of the organization. For leaders, trust is a must. Isolation – There are a few ways we let isolation undermine trust in our leadership.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 27, 2022

New relationship allows GP clients to integrate Situational Leadership ® course with existing comprehensive leadership development solutions. Providing direction is great, except when it’s perceived as micromanagement. Everything in leadership depends upon who you’re dealing with and what the task is.

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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. I am sure you know this. You need to empower teams and you need to be involved as they start some decision making process. You also have to trust their judgement and support them. All the best, Douglas W.

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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. It’s in the new that insights, ideas, and innovation comes from.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2017

In my work, coaching leaders at every level through a variety of management dilemmas, I’ve developed three strategies to practice reflective urgency: Diagnose your urgency trap. The result was that her team felt increasingly micromanaged and less engaged in their contributions.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2014

In our research on change agents at the Phoenix Community of FCB Partners , we have found that there are three distinct challenges which require different kinds of change leaders: (1) transformational leaders, (2) innovation instigators, and (3) innovation managers. The Innovation Instigator. The Innovation Manager.

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Lead from Within

MAY 24, 2016

You have to be able to step back and assess your own behavior, just as you would a team member’s, and look objectively at how that behavior influences your team and its work. if you need to add your two cents to every decision, discussion, or development, you will be known as a micromanager, not a leader. Butting in.

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LDRLB

MAY 13, 2014

I like to tell people that no interns are being harmed in or even used in the developing the model that I share. They are very good at coming up with innovative solutions to problems. They’re left alone, they don’t like to be micromanaged. They are great starters. They want to move on to starting something new.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Skill development is clearly a major priority for companies and managers these days. Consider, for instance, the talent development program at Ascom, a global telecommunications company. While delivering millions of dollars in profits, these projects have helped develop a cadre of leaders who can inspire teams to achieve big goals.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2017

What has escaped attention is that the device burst into a sector long insulated from the slightest threat of disruptive innovation. The political interest in influencing public opinion and the incumbents’ desire to silence competitive threats had merged. The smartphone’s iconic social significance has been duly noted.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

Don’t let your intellect stand in your way, but rather use it as an asset to develop those around you to their full potential thereby increasing your chances for long-term success. The bottom line is this…the gift of intellect is an asset to be thankful for, and put to good and productive use. Thanks for sharing Elliot.

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