Lead Change Blog

MAY 29, 2014

Are you a micromanager? Did you know that being a micromanager has more of a negative impact than a positive influence? It’s often easy to spot when we have been micromanaged, but it’s time to look in the mirror and see if we have become that which we know interferes with performance.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 7, 2023

Micromanaging. Some organizations respond with well-meaning exhortations to “just get along,” or they encourage private chats with human resources or senior management. Some organizations respond with well-meaning exhortations to “just get along,” or they encourage private chats with human resources or senior management.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2016

But I’ve found another influence, equally deep-seated, that affects how they deal with others in the C-suite: their earliest interactions with family members and friends. A CEO may recreate dysfunctional early family experiences in the organization, influencing team members (who have their own early family dynamics as a backdrop).

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

For example, traditional leadership training often focused on rule enforcement, which is akin to parent-child communication and not how trustworthy adults function. To demonstrate positive assumptions, show that you reject micromanaging. Finally, check those references! People who are fired for breeding distrust are serial job hunters.

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