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Consequences of Micromanagement

Micromanagement is a curse word in the world of business. What is micromanagement? This article is written with the micromanager in mind, if you micromanage you are destroying your work environment. You are standing in your employee’s way. Why do managers get carried away in details? Do you know if you are micromanaging in the […]

Easily Manage the Team Members Who Distract from the Team

Undoubtedly you have team members who distract from the team’s efforts. Here are three that show up at meetings: those who know-it-all on the team, those who find fault with everything, and those who distract others on the team by doing everything other than paying attention in the meeting. Here are some ways to manage […]

4 Ways NOT to be a Micromanager

No doubt somewhere in the past (or currently!) we have all had a micromanager. Someone who feels they need to watch over our shoulder and guide every task we do with step-by-step instructions. Maybe you have been one yourself in the past or currently are a micromanager. New managers in particular are susceptible to being […]

If Managing People Were Easy…Everyone Would Do It! Part II

Managing people is not easy. In most businesses there are certain processes and procedures that must be followed; and in many cases flexibility in how you handle human resource issues is just not practical or feasible. If you haven’t read Part I yet, please read it first. In Part II we’ll look at some ways […]

If Managing People Were Easy…Everyone Would Do It! Part I

I was having a conversation with someone I met at a conference recently who told me that she was promoted to a management role about a year ago. She manages a staff of 10 and she recalls how excited she was when she was promoted. She isn’t any longer. She recounted this story about how […]