Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

But it only intensifies something we were already seeing in the world of work: organizations need to adapt constantly to keep up with market dynamics. They don’t try to micromanage or impose their own working style. Today’s workers also want autonomy and empowerment. Empowering others.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Not only is this micromanaging behavior annoying, it can stunt your professional growth. By assuaging a micromanager's stress, you may be able to secure the autonomy you need to get your work done and advance your career. Micromanagers abound in today's organizations but typically, it has nothing to do with performance. "If

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 8, 2020

If all you want to do is micromanage them, then you’ll be doing your business a disservice. Other tasks to outsource include your payroll, marketing, and legal matters. Don’t turn your back on that tactic just because you’ve technically started a business. This is especially relevant when it comes to hiring your first employees.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Every leader knows that they shouldn’t micromanage — even if some of us still do. But while we understand the downsides of micromanaging and taken action to avoid it, we still haven’t sufficiently embraced the upsides of not micromanaging.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2013

You can’t micromanage your way to growth,” says Dr. Mary Jo Gorman, founder and CEO of Advanced ICU Care, which provides high-quality critical care to patients in intensive care units. A member of the 2011 North American class of Entrepreneurial Winning Women, Gorman says, “This is more than delegating.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

I believe that Steve Jobs was among the best CEOs of this generation because he created entirely new categories six times in a decade, and built the largest company market cap ever. Jobs would make decisive decisions on large and small issues and again and again would be proved right by the market or technology.

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