Stop Being Micromanaged  (downloadable pdf) by Amy Gallo, Harvard Business Review: Includes practical tactics for the micromanag-ed to address and/or cope with the behavior, as well as case studies.

Preview:

Principles to Remember

Do:

• Do everything you can to gain the micromanager’s trust
• Know what motivates and worries your boss and try to assuage her concerns
• Provide regular and detailed updates so your boss is apprised of your progress

Don’t:

• Label anyone who exercises a degree of control as a micromanager
• Defy the micromanager — that often triggers the behavior you are trying to avoid
• Try to tell a boss that he is overly controlling unless you know he may be open to hearing it