, Micromanaging. Virtually no leader claims to do it, and those who do, say they are actively trying to stop doing it. Micromanaging is like a bad flu – no one wants it, no one tries to spread it, but we have all been infected with it. Unlike most flu viruses, micromanagement can last a […]
Overcoming the Tendency to Micromanage
Micromanagement. The word creates emotion in most anyone who has ever worked a day in their life. Most have been micromanaged, and none liked it. Few call themselves micromanagers, and even fewer want to do it; yet they often don’t realize when they are doing it. If we have all experienced it, it must be […]
Let’s Get Real
Today I am going to be a bit more in-your-face and blunt than I usually am here. Consider me as your favorite Drill Sergeant. You’ve been warned. Buckle up. Have you ever experienced a micro manager? Maybe you’ve called them something else. A control freak, a meddler, or a person who can’t let go. How […]
Are You a Micro-Manager?
Have you ever experienced a micro-manager, a control freak, a meddler, or a person who can’t let go? The behavior gets labeled in different ways, but it is really all about the same. How do you like working for or with people like that? If you are like every other person I have talked to […]
Lead By Letting Go
As leaders, we must be willing to let go of lots of things. Just Monday, I wrote about this idea of surrender. Consider this a companion to that post – perhaps a more practical addendum. Micromanagement In workshops I led yesterday, I said “no one includes micromanagement in the list of attributes of a great […]