Signs that You’re a Micromanager
Signs that You’re a Micromanager by Muriel Maignan Wilkins, Harvard Business Review: If you’ve been accused of micromanaging, or if you’ve noticed that you don’t trust your team, or if you have a deep-rooted fear of failure, you might be micromanaging. This article includes not just the signs, but some practical advice for how you can knock it off.
Preview:
If you’re like most micromanagers, you probably don’t even know that you’re doing it. Yet the signs are clear:
- You’re never quite satisfied with deliverables.
- You often feel frustrated because you would’ve gone about the task differently.
- You laser in on the details and take great pride and /or pain in making corrections.
- You constantly want to know where all your team members are and what they’re working on.
- You ask for frequent updates on where things stand.
- You prefer to be cc’d on emails.