Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 13, 2014

I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. This question from Jennifer: “Can you give us some tips and tricks for 1X1 meetings with your boss, including how to prepare for the meeting and ways to discuss your career and goals?” Don’t ask your boss to prioritize your work.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Lucille Ball – This failed actress was told to pursue another career. Leaders that do this want to control and micromanage their teams. We Don’t Truly Know Our Core Values – Leaders who successfully hire and develop their people seek out those candidates whose values are best aligned with the organization.

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QAspire

JUNE 1, 2014

Welcome to the June 02nd 2014 Carnival of Leadership Development. I am thankful to carnival leader Dan McCarthy for allowing me to host this event - a wonderful collection of very practical insights on Leadership Development. and presents her post “ The Insiders Guide to Micromanagement ”. ( @LetsGrowLeaders ).

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Whether you are starting your career as a manager or you are looking to develop in a position, there is always something to learn. If you want to improve your people management skills, you need to move away from micromanaging in the direction of guidance and coaching. Work with your employees to develop in those weaker areas. .

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Here are the top bad habits many leaders have: Micromanagement The Silent Killer of Motivation Top performers are often self-driven and take pride in their ability to deliver results. However, when leaders micromanage, they suffocate this drive, sending a message that they don’t trust their team’s capabilities.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

As an executive leadership coach with years of experience, I’ve dedicated my career to helping leaders reach their full potential. Throughout my career, I’ve observed that while leadership can be expressed in many ways, great leaders share a core set of characteristics that make them truly remarkable.

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Lead from Within

MAY 23, 2024

As an executive leadership coach with years of experience, I’ve had the privilege of working with individuals at various stages of their careers. Recognizing these signs early can help you make more informed career decisions and better prepare for future leadership opportunities.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Welcome to the October 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Development. Julie Winkle-Giulioni of Julie Winkle-Giulioni provided Are You a Micromanager or a Macromanager? Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted 4 Ways to Break Career Stagnation. Development. Resilience.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 30, 2024

Therefore, here are the five warning signs to look for: Micromanagement: Toxic bosses often micromanage their employees. Lead From Within: Don’t let a toxic boss derail your career. They prioritize their own interests over the well-being of their employees and the organization as a whole.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 9, 2013

I was helping out our Career Services team last week by being an interviewer for some of our soon-to-graduate senior business majors. The weaknesses less relevant, but she skillfully used the question to show humble self-awareness and the desire to develop and improve. Two of the questions were: 1. What you’re your greatest strengths?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 24, 2024

A Gallup poll revealed that one in two employees had left a job to get away from a manager and improve their overall life at some point in their career. Avoid Micromanaging: Micromanagement suffocates creativity. Don’t Neglect Professional Development: Stagnation leads to frustration.

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Career Advancement

MARCH 4, 2019

Sometimes our need to control and micromanage everything erodes our confidence in ourselves and others. Develop a plan for how to help employees reach the goals you’ve set together during your performance review s. Check in often (but without micromanaging how she does things). “Trust is a core currency of any relationship.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 27, 2012

Since leadership development is not an event, that's a significant investment in classroom activities that may or may not produce company leaders or even better managers. The paradox of spending more on what's not working is due to leadership development being seen as a classroom event.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 2, 2017

Take time to meet with us and learn about our career aspirations and what support we need to do our best work. Listen to and consider what we say and then look for ways to align department goals with our career goals. Don’t micromanage us; do encourage and be available to us. Align our individual goals with department goals.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Rather than micromanaging how their work should be carried out, you’re viewing them as the expert in how it should be done. During one-on-one meetings, you should also ask them about their vision for their career and how they plan to work toward it over the next several years. It also reveals a high level of confidence in others.

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Leading Blog

MAY 10, 2019

Principles are less micromanaging and more like guardrails. But people who perform better and are more engaged deserve to be treated better and have their strengths developed. Great leaders take the time to identify each person’s strengths and then align opportunities and career path options to take advantage of them.”.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 1, 2014

This post recently appeared in SmartBlog on Leadership : There’s a LOT of advice out there on leadership and management – almost as much as you’ll find on dating, careers, and how to raise your kids. Besides – what if 1-2 of your employees are following the same career advice? Actually, most of its pretty good, or at least not bad.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 31, 2023

As a leadership executive coach, I have seen firsthand the negative impact that certain mistakes can have on employee growth and development. This means giving equal opportunities for development and promotion. I coach leaders all around the world and in many different industries. Avoid the temptation to play favorites.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 11, 2017

Micromanagement never leads to top performance. Hire Some People Who Can Replace You Your efforts to drive top performance are likely to accelerate your career growth. It’s easier for senior leaders to help you take the next step in your career when they know you have someone on your team who can smoothly transition into your role.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

The reason they were such great Coordinators is because they were good at motivating and developing their players. As a Head Coach, they need to make a shift to motivating and developing their coaches, as well as focusing on big picture responsibilities like media and public relations, scouting, and other administrative responsibilities.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2018

To build a successful career, you definitely need to develop expertise in your field. But when you allow yourself to think you have to know everything and do everything, you’re setting yourself up to fail–plus you come across as a micromanager who doesn’t trust your team. We all make mistakes.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 7, 2019

Article Published by Forbes I believe it’s wise for leaders to develop their organizational culture by being intentional about strengthening the bonds of connection and trust among leaders and employees. There are three steps I’ve developed throughout my coaching practice that can help build strong connections within your organization.

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Great Results Team Building

JULY 19, 2024

Understanding the Importance of Delegation Delegation is not just about offloading work; it’s about strategically assigning tasks to team members to enhance productivity and development. Does the task provide an opportunity for someone to develop new skills? Avoid micromanaging, but also steer clear of abdicating control entirely.

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Lead from Within

JULY 31, 2018

There are, however, some mistakes that are so damaging they amount to career sabotage. You come across not only as a micromanager but also as someone who doesn’t trust your team or colleagues. Thinking your leadership skills will develop naturally with time. I am sure you can see how this would derail a successful career.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Welcome to the September 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Dan recaps, “Unfortunately, organizations don’t always do a good job when it comes to nurturing, developing, rewarding, and retaining their high potential employees. Tom Magness of Leader Business contributed How NOT to Micromanage.

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Lead from Within

JULY 28, 2020

If you find yourself controlling or monitoring everything that everyone around you is doing, watching and commenting and picking apart the work of others, and struggling to delegate even when your boss tells you that you need to, you have a problem with micromanagement. You keep stepping on toes. 1 N A T I O N A L B E S T S E L L E R.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Kirk Baumann Campus to Career [link] Mario Cantin November 18, 2010 at 1:20 pm Great advive, thank you very much for sharing — I’ll make this article one of the policies in my new startup. That’s a good sign of a leader – knowing that your team brings more value as a whole, not just from one perspective (the boss).

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 12, 2019

They micromanage. When a bad boss micromanages, they leave no room for people to develop and grow. A boss who withholds praise and rarely appreciates people does a disservice to everyone on their team. Failing to show basic professional respect is a sign of deep issues. They attack.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 10, 2024

Offer to Shoulder Some Burden: If you find your leader overwhelmed with micromanagement, propose a reallocation of responsibilities. Frame it as an opportunity for team growth, illustrating that delegation can help develop junior team members while freeing the leader to engage in more cerebral tasks.

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QAspire

APRIL 23, 2013

Downed by things like organizational hierarchy, our fear of failure, lack of trust with superiors, micromanagement and poor management, we often treat our work as a transaction. Improvement & Development Managing Career Quality Improvement Self Growth career Quality' It tells a story about you.

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Lead from Within

JULY 16, 2024

Micromanagement not only dampens enthusiasm but can also inhibit the professional growth of team members, stifling their potential to excel independently. Disregarding Development A lack of investment in growth can signal to employees that their future isn’t a priority. Withholding Recognition Everyone needs to feel valued.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

When leaders are micromanaging: Micromanaging is a way leaders can go overboard, stifling creativity and initiative among their team members. If you want to succeed in leadership then stop going overboard with your micromanaging and start delegating, allow your people to show you what they are capable of.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The micromanaging leader. A micromanager feels they have to do everything themselves, or control they manner and timing of every team member’s work, to make sure it’s done their way. If any of your leaders display these traits, it’s important to develop a strategy for dealing with them.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Or are you controlling and micromanaging? Career Character Communication Lead From Within Leadership Leadership Development Personal Development Purpose Self Help Values Workplace Daily Habits Family Leadership Value Trust' Are you eliminating the barriers that make others feel useful and important?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2014

Those who do are considered micromanagers and control freaks. Blog Career Character Integrity Lead From Within Leadership Leadership Development Personal Development Trust Values Workplace Actions Behavior Principles Results Strategy' In the ideal world it would be great, but in the real world it doesn’t happen.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 24, 2021

You likely developed a reputation as someone who could solve any problem that came your way and that ability probably helped you get promoted. Micromanaging. Lack of trust is at the heart of micromanagement. Micromanagement kills the motivation of your team members, reduces their creativity, and stifles innovation.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 10, 2018

They may micromanage, bully employees, avoid conflict, duck decisions, steal credit, shift blame, hoard information, fail to listen, set a poor example, goof off, or fail to invest in developing their team. The best companies create multiple opportunities for people to use and develop their talents.

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