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The Insiders Guide to Micromanagement

Lead Change Blog

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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Is Your Workplace Plagued by Disrespect? Take This Step to Disarm It

Leading Blog

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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The Family Dynamics We Grew Up with Shape How We Work

Harvard Business Review

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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If Employees Don’t Trust You, It’s Up to You to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

The Society of Human Resource Management found that 53% of companies that checked references uncovered falsities about the length of previous employment, and 51% discovered false claims about past salaries. To demonstrate positive assumptions, show that you reject micromanaging. Finally, check those references!