HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Providing employees with autonomy at work helps them feel confident about taking on new tasks and learning new skills , which is essential for any job where you’re expected to keep up with changing technology or customer needs. It is way different compared to when micromanagement is at the center of a company.

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Brigette Hyacinth

APRIL 18, 2020

I don’t believe in micromanaging. I train, coach and mentor but I don’t have the time to micromanage. Micromanagement breeds resentment and disloyalty. It’s no secret that technology is transforming the workplace, and unfortunately, employee morale is only getting worse. It puts undue stress on employees.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 16, 2020

It could be that processes are too cumbersome, technology is breaking down, or they aren’t getting the information they need. Resist the temptation to tell them what to do; don’t be overly prescriptive or micromanage. You may be making assumptions about why an individual is struggling. Take accountability first. Listen carefully.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 24, 2014

According to the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey, it is estimated that telecommuting rose 79% between 2005 and 2012, and with the constant evolution of communication technology, this trend shows no signs of stopping. Telecommuting technologies have never been more advanced, but the human element simply can’t be replaced.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

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. 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.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Leaders that do this want to control and micromanage their teams. While technology greatly aids in our quest to process volumes of cover letters and resumes, it fails in identifying those values or intangible qualities that are needed. People, and not technology, are truly the best measure for people.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 27, 2021

Use the Right Tools and Technology. Embracing technology in the workplace is one way to drive engagement and improve performance. However, you should have the right technology and tools to match all the employees’ expectations. Moreover, they should understand their functions and responsibilities at the workplace.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 28, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Darren Dahl and featured by Inc. To read the ompkete article, check out oghers, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Hey, go-getter. Yes, you could do it all, but there are times it’s best to step back and stop stifling your [.].

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 20, 2021

They don’t realize their overuse of technology is causing information overload and creating barriers to real conversations and human connections. It’s also possible that micromanaging bosses were burned or embarrassed by someone else’s past poor performance and want to ensure that never happens again.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Their team members call this micromanagement. Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) are vital to our economy, climate, health, and well-being. Many poorly rated participants are quite surprised — even shocked — by this feedback. STEMM Leaders Are Less Effective.

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Great Results Team Building

JULY 18, 2012

leadership must be careful not to micromanage their people). leadership must keep up with technology and trends to stay relevant). (leadership must always encourage risk and be sure to assure the team members that they are there for support when needed). Let It Be by The Beatles. Dream On by Aerosmith. Don't Be Cruel by Elvis Presley.

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Chart Your Course

JANUARY 7, 2013

Employees are happier when they have control over their work and are not micromanaged. For instance, Mary is the expert for customer service problems, or Jose is the guy for technology issues. Establish trust. Instead of one-on-one mentoring, appoint experts in the office where people can ask for help depending on the issue.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 28, 2012

Somehow the Romans were able to manage remote employees without all of the methods written about when ISOE was published in 1982, as well as Skype, texting, social media, IPhones, Sharepoint, WebEx, and a host of other technologies. Technology. While technology is not THE answer or a substitute for all of the points above, it can help.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 3, 2024

BUT…many senior executives still consider “soft skills” such as emotional intelligence, perceptions, engagement, and the like secondary to “hard decisions” such as strategies, investments, financial systems/analysis, technology, automation, AI, etc.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 15, 2016

Bosses micromanage through systems so ensure the work is done when they are away. Use technology. Skype, webcasts, conference calls, and other uses of apps and meeting technology exist for a reason – to keep teams and individuals connected and informed. A vacuum replaces culture, vision, and motivation.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2021

What sorts of “insight” are expected from technologies? People analytics is likely to increase workers’ stress and anxiety if the data is used in appraisals and performance management without proper due diligence during planning and implementation, leading to concerns about micromanagement and workplace monitoring.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 25, 2019

So much is unknown, and the new is everywhere--new technology, new economic models, new politics, new cultural norms, and new products and services. They appear in many well-known forms: Micromanagement, personalizing, and conflict avoidance top the list. Much feels unpredictable, out of our control, uncomfortable.

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Brigette Hyacinth

AUGUST 25, 2019

Such bosses don’t give employees opportunities to grow and develop and they resort to micromanaging. Micromanagement is a complete waste of everybody’s time. It sucks the life out of employees , fosters anxiety and creates a high stress work environment.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 30, 2019

It might also be a good idea to do your research and invest in the latest technology, or you will be left behind by your competitors. If you are trying to control or even micromanage every process in your organization, you are going to get overwhelmed very soon. Increase Your Research and Development Budget. Keep an Eye on the Trends.

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HR Digest

APRIL 18, 2024

Invest in a suite of virtual team communication technologies, like collaborative software, video conferencing, and project management platforms. Empathy is the key–understand their unique challenges and be flexible, focusing on outputs rather than micromanaging their every move.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 27, 2022

Providing direction is great, except when it’s perceived as micromanagement. GP Strategies Corporation, part of Learning Technologies Group, is a global workforce transformation provider of organizational and technical performance solutions. “Everything in leadership depends upon who you’re dealing with and what the task is.

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HR Digest

JULY 17, 2020

This sociocultural and technological shifts have pushed us into the Digital Age. We must stay ahead of challenges using digital innovations and new technologies and techniques which do not decimate our progress. Hire doers who’ll not only get stuff done but not need you to micromanage every second of the day.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 16, 2013

Wendell Cox What’s Ahead: Is Involvement the New Engagement?'

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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. This does not suggest you should micromanage them. Track the work of your remote workers.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Before his hiatus from Apple, in 1985, his entrepreneurial meddling and micromanagement had gotten out of control. Perhaps, Jobs was the greatest user of technology to ever live. But the years away reportedly helped him develop his leadership style and begin ceding more responsibilities to others. As he told Inc.

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Tony Mayo

JANUARY 19, 2010

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences?

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 1, 2023

So, rather than micromanaging that happens quite a lot in accidental managers, that much more, kind of, coaching and mentoring type of style of management and leadership is obviously taught within CMI programmes, and then that ripples back out to empower people and it allows individuals around them to grow as well.

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 1, 2023

So, rather than micromanaging that happens quite a lot in accidental managers, that much more, kind of, coaching and mentoring type of style of management and leadership is obviously taught within CMI programmes, and then that ripples back out to empower people and it allows individuals around them to grow as well.

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Productivity Products Short-term Proposal 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Technology seems to make managerial control freaks even freakier and the empowerers more empowering. Instant access and cloud has compressed the "mean time to meddling" to milliseconds for micromanagers. Remember, technology makes meddling a marginal cost. "Of the billionaires I have known." But people really are people.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 5, 2014

Breakthroughs in human brain research (using conventional experimental psychology research in addition to relatively new technologies like CT scans and magnetic resonance imaging) are revealing new insights about cognitive processes. Autonomy at the Front Line Why does autonomy make such a difference?

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Lead from Within

JULY 31, 2018

You come across not only as a micromanager but also as someone who doesn’t trust your team or colleagues. It’s important to become a subject matter expert, but when you think you have to know everything and do everything, you are setting yourself up to fail. Think of a small child chasing after something shiny.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2018

But when you allow yourself to think you have to know everything and do everything, you’re setting yourself up to fail–plus you come across as a micromanager who doesn’t trust your team. To build a successful career, you definitely need to develop expertise in your field.

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QAspire

JUNE 1, 2014

In a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business environment where technology is constantly changing how people collaborate and work, the paradigms of leadership are changing. Karin Hurt of Let’s Grow Leaders says, “ Micromanaging is a dysfunctional behavior that most leaders fall into from time to time.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

First, you stop doing things that undermine accountability—stop overseeing, legislating and micromanaging. It also requires technologies that make the framework practical to use and implement on a daily, weekly, monthly quarterly and annual basis. That’s what company-wide accountability is all about.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Technology has provided companies of all sizes with a very efficient tool to improve team communication ; while you should never underestimate the value of the phone or email, instant messaging apps such as Slack, Hipchat, or Campfire instantly pass work updates to your colleagues. Promote communication. Consider leaving a comment!

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 31, 2016

They understand new technologies. Generally, the younger management tends to be less focused on micromanagement, and more focused on team building.” “The They are more ‘with the times’ and can relate to using technology that can make work easier and more efficient.” They are open-minded. They have energy and enthusiasm.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 17, 2024

Priority Overload Less effective managers (often micromanagers) confuse motion with direction and “busywork” activity and meaningful results. They’d slipped and face-planted into all five of the following failure factors I’ve noted over decades of research, writing, and consulting work.

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