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Are You a Micromanaging Snoopervisor?

The Practical Leader

During a workshop designed to identify Moose-on-the-Table issues, Jon was surprised by the very clear and strong feedback from his organization that his management group weren’t acting as a team. Are You an Anxious Micromanager? Most managers don’t feel they’re micromanaging. ” Are you a micromanager?

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Lead By Letting Go

Kevin Eikenberry

Micromanagement In workshops I led yesterday, I said “no one includes micromanagement in the list of attributes of a great [.]. Just Monday, I wrote about this idea of surrender. Consider this a companion to that post – perhaps a more practical addendum.

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102: Storytelling for Leaders: How to Influence, Engage & Inspire | with Amanda Marko

Engaging Leader

Resources Mentioned in This Episode Podcast: 052: How to Use Stories to Engage People Other Engaging Leader posts and videos about storytelling Website: www.connectedstrategygroup.com Workshop: www.connectedstrategygroup.com/storytelling-for-leaders Free 30-minute audio training: “Making the Business Case for Storytelling”.

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Why Leaders Should Focus on Outcomes Instead of Solutions

Next Level Blog

Yesterday morning, before delivering a workshop on how to lead and live at your best , I had the privilege of sitting in as a roomful of high-potential managers shared what they’ve learned so far during their company’s multi-month leadership development program. Last week, I wrote a post on why micromanagement is really a trust issue.

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Win/Win: Workplace Well-Being Boosts Company-Well Being

The Practical Leader

Their four main sections are Organizational Strategies, Approaches for People Leaders, Resources for Employees, and Assessments, Tools, and Workshops. Assessments, Tools, and Workshops — provide free resources such as slide presentations, facilitator guides, and participant handouts.

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How to Stop Avoiding and Start Leading

Skip Prichard

Irresponsible leadership behaviors include covering for employees, allowing excuses, not setting appropriate boundaries, fixing problems, micromanaging, appeasing, missing deadlines, not holding employees accountable, and not keeping an eye on the progress. Everyone knows the answers in a workshop. You have to embody what you learned.

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Delegation Dilemma: Are You Trapped and Overrun by Monkeys?

The Practical Leader

They’re trapped in micromanaging daily details. ” She wanted delegation skills to be part of the leadership development workshops we were designing for their organization. Micromanagement came from low levels of trust in the delegatee’s effectiveness. Delegation is one tip of the leadership iceberg.