Do You Lead or Micromanage? 6 Symptoms of a Micromanager

Do You Lead or Micromanage? 6 Symptoms of a Micromanager Employees easily recognize micromanagement, but managers rarely view themselves as such. Here are 6 common symptoms to give a clue whether you might exercise micromanager behaviors. # Avoids delegation Believes no one could do a better job. 48% Companies concerned about employees' delegation skill 28% Offered any relevant training Cure: ASSIGN ONE FULL TASK TO THE EMPLOYEE YOU TRUST THE MOST. # Control-obsessed Keeps sending emails to check employees progress MICROMANAGEMENT IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS US WORKERS FACE IN COMPLETTNG MOST (MPORTANT TASKS. Cure: USE THE PPP PROCESS TO BE AWARE CF THE PROGRESS WITHOUT BEING ANNOYING. LEARN MORE: HTTP://WEEKDONE.COM/RESOURCES/PLANS-PROGRESS-PROBLEMS # Dictate everything Gives exact directions how to complete a task. 55% ADMITS MICROMANAGING DECREASES PRODUCTVITY 68% SAYS IT DECREASES MORALE Cure: REFLECT ON YOUR BEHAVIOR, TAKE THE LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT TEST IN HTTP://LEADSMARTER.CO. # Suffers from reportomania Requests unnecessary and overly detailed reports. 38% OF EMPLOYEES WOULD RATHER DO UNPLEASANT ACTIVITTES THAN SIT NEXT TO THEIR MICROMANAGING BOS. Cure: USE A PROGRESS REPORTING SYSTEM THAT EMPOWERS EMPLOYEES. TRY HTTP://WEEKDONE.COM. # Detail-orientedness Corrects tiny details before seeing the big picture. 9 OUT OF 10 MANAGERS ADMIT DECISIONS MADE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF THEYD LET IN MORE INFORMATTON. Cure: MISTAKES HAPPEN, BAD DECISIONS ARE MADE, KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON THE BIG PICTURE. # Discourages independent decision-making Feels irritated when an employee makes a decision without consulting, 38% of employees surveyed felt managers don't help them perform at their best. Cure: GIVE YOUR EMPLOYEES A BIT OF AUTONOMY AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE. Weekdone.com - hassle-free progress reporting and team management tool loved by employees and leaders. Use Weekdone to get insights to your team. Sources: 1 Mind-Tools (http//www.mindtools com/pages/article/newTMM_90 htm) - the symptoms of a micromanaging boss 2. Wikipedia - micromanagement (http //en wikipedia org/wiki/Micromanagement) 3 Harry Chambers; "My Way or the Highway: The Micromanagement Survival Guide" 4. FranklinCovey Survey, 2003 (http//phx.corporate-irnet/phoenix zhtml?c=102601&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=390867&highlight=) 5. Institute for Corporate Productivity, Time Management Practitioner Consensus Survey, 2007 (http //www.i4cp.com/news/2007/06/26/you-want-it-when) 6. Accountemps Survey, Micromanaging in the workplace, 2014 (http //wwwmarketwatch.com/story/survey-more-than-half-of-employees-have-worked-for-a-micromanager-2014-07-01) 7. Katherine M. Wilson; Trinity Solutions, Inc via http://www.bkconnection.com/static/My_Way_or_the_Highway_EXCERPT.pdf The Economist Intelligence Unit, The Deciding Factor: Big Data & Decision Making 8. (http//www.capgemini.com/thought-leadership/the-deciding-factor-big-data-decision-making) 9. Australian Institute of Management Victoria & Tasmania (AIM VT), Employee Engagement Survey 2013, (http //www.afr.com/rw/2009-2014/AFR/2013/04/15/Photos/566a40cc-a59e-1le2-946c-226ab3f0c48e_AIM%20SURVEY%20(1) pdf)