Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Have you ever been in a work situation where your boss or manager is explaining in specific detail how to do your job? It’s frustrating when managers live in the weeds. No one likes to be micromanaged. I jumped at my first opportunity to take a two-week vacation, leaving the company reins in the hands of one of my top managers.

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Simon Micromanagement Leadership Styles CFO 248

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 13, 2021

Moving beyond micromanaging. Of course, the researchers aren’t advocating micromanagement or doing the work for employees, but rather ensuring that leading by example is a regular part of one’s workweek. “It The employees in the stores were asked to rate their managers on how they led by example on a scale of 1 to 7.

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Examples Micromanagement Retail Analysis 131

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 12, 2020

However, they also represent assets that may be difficult to manage. Because owners frequently overlook employee management when launching a business, it is important to acquire this skill and cultivate it. Show your employees you trust them – Show you employees you trust them in their jobs by not micromanaging them.

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Management How To Incentives Outsourcing 119

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A couple other key takeaways from Edinger’s incredibly helpful book are: Leading results versus managing tasks is often a matter of distinguishing what to do from how to do it. When you lead results, you avoid the micromanagement trap and instill a sense of trust throughout the organization that helps people accomplish the tasks they own.

Competitive Advantage 113

Competitive Advantage Leadership Energy Micromanagement 113

Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Holacracy is a fundamentally different “operating system” for organizations. Instead, employees […] Holacracy is a fundamentally different “operating system” for organizations. Instead, employees self-manage and belong to different decision-making circles that keep the company operating.”

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Agility System Management Bureaucracy 100

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

With the number of remote workers on the rise due to new technologies, more companies are beginning to offer remote opportunities as a means of promoting talent acquisition, retention, work flexibility and above all, less operational cost. As an employer, formally reviewing their performance is a crucial part of managing remote workers.

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Management How To Micromanagement Efficiency 81

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Sinek reflected and surmised that the true problem he observed was that this airline did not trust their employees to manage what is in front of them and handle it competently. Managers believe in their hires and grant them the liberty to live in autonomy. perhaps micromanaging. Vulnerable employees are unguarded and empowered.

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Airlines Simon Micromanagement Uncertainty 284

Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 29, 2012

They describe ROWE as: …a management strategy where employees are evaluated on performance, not presence. In a ROWE, people focus on results and only results – increasing the organization’s performance while creating the right climate for people to manage all the demands in their lives …including work. ROWE Environment.

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Environment Micromanagement Servant Leader Operations 193

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Rookies: Bumbling newbies that require copious management? When Jen Lamorena, eBay’s manager of college recruiting, brought on her own new hire, Jen gave her an important project – create and execute a social media strategy to support the firm’s initiative to recruit top university talent. Management'

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Learning Curve Micromanagement Wiseman Seminar 282

Brigette Hyacinth

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The worst place an employee can be, is stuck in an organization with a micro-manager who doesn’t care about their development and there are no opportunities for growth and advancement. There was no real leadership (vision and inspiration) only management (command and control). Sadly, today the company is no longer in operation.

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Micromanagement Stress Incentives Morale 140

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 9, 2013

Management must be OK with the team changing the steps, as long as the change goal is met you cannot micromanage the process. Example – Working with a large Coffee and Bake Shop franchise headquarters wanting the district managers to use Coaching & Feedback as opposed to authority and demands with the franchise owners.

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Resistance Franchising Power Management 141

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Rumelt (PublicAffairs, 2022) What passes for strategy in too many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is a toxic mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent policies. People don’t want to be managed; they want to be led. A New Way to Think : Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness by Roger L.

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Books Leadership P&L Blog 368

The Practical Leader

MARCH 8, 2023

When changes falter or organizations fail, it can usually be traced to dysfunctional management. Team Decisions and Collective Actions Functional silos and vertical accountability often create disparate groups of hard-driving leaders who meet to share information and provide individual input to budgets and operational plans.

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Development Team Short-term Teamwork 98

CO2

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“The leader of the future will be a person who knows how to ask questions,” wrote management guru Peter Drucker. Additionally, questions increase accountability without micromanaging. ” “Is there alignment between our stated and operating values?”

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Power Drucker Self-aware Ethics 78

Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 1, 2023

This focus on short-term challenges neglects the development of essential management and leadership skills. Work Based Learning Lead, phs group I know more about budgeting, about innovation, about how to manage the finance side of a business, I know more about commerciality and strategy.

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Productivity Products Short-term Proposal 52

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

S O MUCH OF LEADERSHIP is managing tensions. The next tension is between micromanagement and hands-off leadership styles. Disciplined standard operating procedures, repeatable processes, and consistent methodologies are helpful in any organization. Leaders must know when to adapt. This is where self-awareness plays a big part.

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Leadership Follow-up Planning Micromanagement 309

Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

As one of two co-ordinators of her high school’s orientation camp, she was not only responsible for managing the various activities to help new students become more familiar with the school, but she was also in charge of overseeing the 24 camp mentors who were there to support the new students.

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Succession Mentor Leadership Micromanagement 278

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Avoid micromanaging. Micromanaging suffocates your team’s performance. This managing style will scare your team to make mistakes. This is often surprising when you realize that your employees can manage the tasks without the need for you to be constantly looking over them. Always provide a path to the right direction.

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Team Building Entrepreneur Team Tips 75

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 7, 2019

You also anticipate having the autonomy to do your job without being micromanaged, as well as experience a sense of personal growth from becoming more competent and mastering your role. He also gives employees a voice by keeping them informed of how the company is doing financially and by sharing operating metrics.

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How To Bond Cooper Micromanagement 287

Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 1, 2023

This focus on short-term challenges neglects the development of essential management and leadership skills. Work Based Learning Lead, phs I know more about budgeting, about innovation, about how to manage the finance side of a business, I know more about commerciality and strategy.

Productivity 52

Productivity Products Short-term Proposal 52

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 24, 2017

We were both managers of large sales teams, worked for the same overly demanding boss, and had to manage in a period of never-ending restructuring and downsizing. Get out of the weeds – Operate at your level – set a vision, be strategic, understand and articulate the big picture. Teach and coach – Development is an active job.

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Development Restructuring Micromanagement Learning-by-Doing 150

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 17, 2016

Without the ability to successfully manage a business across borders, you and your organization are destined to fall behind. That’s because they fail to cultivate a global mindset which means truly having the desire, knowledge, and skills to operate effectively in business today. Live and travel abroad. Be self-aware.

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Globalization Succession Self-aware Micromanagement 150

HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2021

It can be used to identify the risks that workers face today, which should be acknowledged and recognized by both HR and management. Artificial intelligence is considered today to be the most creative and promising field for workforce management. Performance Management. People Analytics.

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How To Due Diligence Leadership Pipeline Stress 111

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 23, 2015

Like smart investment managers, smart people managers figure out how to shift their investment of time and energy from some parts of their portfolio so they can invest more in other parts where there is more potential for improvement. Stop Micromanaging your Exemplars – You know who the Exemplars on your team are.

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Team Micromanagement Chief Operating Officer COO 120

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 6, 2014

Greg Alston : “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” - Peter Drucker This quote by one of the most respected management theorists of the last 100 years crystallizes the essence of how to determine whether someone is a good leader or not.

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Leadership Micromanagement Consensus Drucker 298

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Don’t just manage people, coach your people. This isn't a mandate or form of micromanagement that I'm referring to, but rather being extremely clear about what's important from the start and then shifting to explaining why. Perseverance in the face of adversity. Generate and bring positive energy daily.

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Class Mission Statement How To Teamwork 87

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Generally, most jobs are performed by employees who operate the machines, run business models and design new corporate procedures. With this knowledge, top managers seek ways to improve their employees’ productivity for business stability. This truly is the baseline for every productivity management. Listen to your employees.

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Productivity Products Metrics Micromanagement 69

Strategy Driven

MARCH 9, 2018

Supply chain management is sometimes considered as a posh name for logistics, but it does entail much more than making sure that products are delivered from Point A to B. If you are serious about improving your business and your productivity, you have to take supply chain management more seriously in the future. Improving Productivity.

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Supply Chain Management Quality Competitive Advantage 51

QAspire

APRIL 23, 2013

Quality you deliver has everything to do with how much you own your work , your actions and its respective impact on the other parts of the system you operate in. Downed by things like organizational hierarchy, our fear of failure, lack of trust with superiors, micromanagement and poor management, we often treat our work as a transaction.

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Quality Micromanagement Career Stress 153

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 30, 2023

Managers often hire consultants to help them solve major organizational problems. Many ideas are sifted through, and the most relevant one presented to management along with the consultant’s recommended action plan. Managers are hearing them for the first time. The king micromanaged and pushed hard for quick delivery.

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Energy Power Focus Group Decentralization 52

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Don’t just manage people, coach your people. This isn't a mandate or form of micromanagement that I'm referring to, but rather being extremely clear about what's important from the start and then shifting to explaining why. Perseverance in the face of adversity. Generate and bring positive energy daily.

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Mission Statement Teamwork Commitment Energy 110

Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

They spend their time on day-to-day operations without ever articulating a vision. They’re everywhere, it seems, and their micromanagement cuts off all the oxygen to productivity. Develop stress-management skills if you need them, and help others do the same. Lack of delegation. Learn to find the best in people.

How To 161

How To Delegation Micromanagement Learning-by-Doing 161

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 5, 2014

These are, of course, widely appreciated management methods for raising performance. Perhaps it’s because they feel counter-intuitive to many managers. Because micromanagement, the opposite of autonomy and the default behavior for many managers, puts people in a threatened state. But they’re rarely put into practice.

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Motivation Proposal Stress Goal 279

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 3, 2022

A big excuse managers have for not having a conversation is “I already know what they’re going to say.” When we’re at capacity, we use the one or two tools in our toolbox to manage conflict: shaming, intimidating, or some other tactic. Looking to the future is a great motivator. What happens if you keep avoiding?

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Workshop Micromanagement Skills Open-book 126

Strategy Driven

MAY 18, 2020

According to Chron , the following indicators can be used to evaluate business performance – key operations variables, market performance, customer returns, and product quality and returns. Support your team but avoid micromanagement. You can use a variety of business metrics to help you assess your company’s performance.

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Tips Outsourcing Micromanagement Efficiency 65

Mike Cardus

MAY 31, 2013

If the goals are too small people feel micromanaged. How as a manager do you determine the “just right” amount of context that is needed for on-time, on-budget, on-quality completion of goals and tasks? Anthony is the manager of IT and Frank’s manager. Anthony, “Isn’t that micromanaging?”. Contextual Goals Matter.

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Case Study Goal Leadership Micromanagement 130

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Over the past few decades I've worked with hundreds of managers, and many complain that they work for micromanagers. I was thinking about this incongruity while working with a group of senior managers from a manufacturing division who were trying to streamline their operational reporting processes.

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Micromanagement Operations Report Learning-by-Doing 16