Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2011

One of the more vexing problems most managers face every day is how to get involved in the work of their people without doing the work themselves or micromanaging those doing it. You can resolve this challenge with the same approach that we described in our previous blog — the technique we call Prep-Do-Review.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2016

When you’re managing managers, your responsibilities are two-fold: you need to make sure they’re producing good work (as with any employee) and that they’re effectively supporting their teams. Here’s how you can fill in the gap and help your direct reports be great managers. What the Experts Say.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 19, 2010

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2014

A healthcare industry sales executive recently told us that as part of a continued effort to cut costs, her company had reduced the number of first-line sales managers from 66 down to 30 over a period of several years. sales forces is 10-12 salespeople per manager, but there is wide variation around this average. People management.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

But the rules and expectations are different when you’re managing a freelancer who isn’t fully employed by your company. Should you give them performance reviews so they know where they stand? Should you give them performance reviews so they know where they stand? ” Don’t micromanage.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Our research and analysis has revealed a complicated relationship between mindfulness and executive performance—one that is important for leaders to understand as they seek to develop in their careers. As he got better at managing his own anxious impulses, the resulting atmosphere dropped the gauge on stress for everyone.

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Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Report Micromanagement 14

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 Manager. The Transformational Leader.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2012

From the day he opened his first TV and appliance retail store in Richmond, Virginia, Sam understood that management means getting results through the efforts of other people. Sam loved McGregor's argument that there are two theories of personnel management. This was the popular perspective espoused by Fredrick W.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 15, 2009

The good news is that many of these folks manage to extract themselves from what might have otherwise been mind-numbing existences and to fly to dizzying heights of success simply by insisting on being themselves. Those jobs I found myself micromanaged nearly all the time, but I feel more productive and creative now than ever before.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

For example, after a critical performance review, we might simply acknowledge, “I feel blindsided and a little scared.” For example, if you’ve learned your team sees you as a micromanager, you might remember that you’re a supportive friend, devoted community member, or loving parent. Get more data.

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