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How to Know if Your Boss is a Micromanager (or if you just need help)

Let's Grow Leaders

Is it micromanagement or the support you need? One of the biggest requests for help we receive is, “How do I deal with my micromanager boss?” An employee will complain that their boss is a micromanager. What is Micromanagement? Micromanagers get over-involved in their team’s day-to-day work.

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Five Qualities Genuine Leaders Have in Common

Leading Blog

Millennials and Generation Z crave purpose as well as ethical behaviors from their bosses. A Gallup study of the American workforce found that 42 percent of Millennials would switch to a job that allows them to work independently on a project of their choosing, and 63 percent to a job that allows them flexible hours. Empowering others.

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Leading Through Questions: The Transformative Power of Inquiry

CO2

Additionally, questions increase accountability without micromanaging. Rather than hovering over employees’ shoulders, leaders can pose targeted questions about current projects, recent issues, and potential solutions. ” Addressing gaps between talk and action promotes an ethical culture.

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10 Penalties That I Would Call if I Were a Management Referee

Great Leadership By Dan

Employee pass interference: Otherwise known as micromanagement, this penalty is for getting in the way of an employee or team of employees that know how to do the job better than the manager. Unsportsmanlike conduct: An ethical violation. Here’s 10 penalties that I’d look for if I were a Management Referee: 1.

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Everything You Need to Know About Great Leadership

Lead from Within

The best leaders have to show all those they lead how their decisions align with the organization’s vision, goals, targets and ethics. The worst thing a leader can do is to micromanage the talented people they have hired. Understand the vision of the business or project and keep it at the forefront at all times.

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The July 2012 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Here's Bernd Geropp , from More Leadership, Less Management, with Micromanagers and the e -mail trap. Part Three: Tanmay Vora , from his QAspire Blog presents Leading Projects: Balancing Rational with Emotion. Linda Fisher Thornton from her Leading in Context Blog presents Leading for Ethical Performance.

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Under-Management Is the Flip Side of Micromanagement — and It’s a Problem Too

Harvard Business Review

Micromanagement gets most of the attention, but under-management may be just as big a problem. For example, on large projects they had persistent trouble meeting deadlines. He praised my abilities (my knowledge of our business and my work ethic), but added, “Frankly, I don’t know if you want to handle conflict.