Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

They spend their time on day-to-day operations without ever articulating a vision. They’re everywhere, it seems, and their micromanagement cuts off all the oxygen to productivity. Effective leaders understand the power of an inspiring, purposeful vision in getting great work from their teams. Lack of delegation.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2019

They may not do it exactly the same way you would do it, but at some point, earlier in your career, somebody took a bet on you and asked you to do some things that they used to do. To name a few, there’s financial risk, operational risk and reputational risk. That’s how they’re going to grow and develop.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 1, 2025

New leaders frequently micromanage their teams, struggle to delegate effectively, and fail to develop their direct reports’ capabilities. Missing the Horizon New leaders obsess over daily operational details while broader strategic imperatives drift away.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

This isn't a mandate or form of micromanagement that I'm referring to, but rather being extremely clear about what's important from the start and then shifting to explaining why. Constantly assessing and modifying existing methods of operation in order to advance and unleash peak performance is a characteristic of all great leaders.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This isn't a mandate or form of micromanagement that I'm referring to, but rather being extremely clear about what's important from the start and then shifting to explaining why. Constantly assessing and modifying existing methods of operation in order to advance and unleash peak performance is a characteristic of all great leaders.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 18, 2020

According to Chron , the following indicators can be used to evaluate business performance – key operations variables, market performance, customer returns, and product quality and returns. Support your team but avoid micromanagement. You can use a variety of business metrics to help you assess your company’s performance.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

General Charles Jacoby is a military leader whose career culminated as four-star Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. It is a new, more advanced way of studying environments, making decisions, building cultures, and operating on a day-to-day basis. It becomes how we operate on a day-to-day basis.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Early in my business career, I worked as a team leader on a high-level project. I’ve learned through experience that micromanaging doesn’t work. I had what I thought were great ideas, and I was excited to jump in and get started. I immediately doled out assignments, telling everyone exactly what to do and how to do it.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 16, 2019

Being a business owner is a great career to have, but the position can also be stressful and overwhelming at times. The five steps below will give you more insight into what you can be doing on a regular basis to improve your office environment and run a smoother operation overall. Monitor Your Employee’s Actions.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 24, 2020

The Key to Business and Career Success and as a nationally syndicated columnist on leadership, I share my views on the traits of effective leaders. Situations will arise when decisions need to be made by your employees for which there is no operating procedure or precedent. Don’t micromanage. As the author of Be Different!

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HR Digest

AUGUST 26, 2023

Context Effective people management takes into account the broader context in which individuals and teams operate. They should prioritize employee development, provide regular feedback and recognition, and actively support their team members’ career growth. Clear communication and goal-setting promote alignment and productivity.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2012

You've gotten feedback from your manager as well as word of rumblings within your team: You're seen as a micromanager who tends to get into the weeds — and stay there. You produce great results but senior management sees you as an operational manager and questions your ability to let go and operate at a strategic level.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

There’s nothing wrong with operating out of self-interest. He can tell you what’s moving in the right direction—and where we’re getting loose and need to tighten up operations. Their raft might be micromanaging what gets done and how it gets done. Let’s be candid: That’s part of the job.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 6, 2023

This isn't a mandate or form of micromanagement that I'm referring to, but rather being extremely clear about what's important from the start and then shifting to explaining why. Constantly assessing and modifying existing methods of operation in order to advance and unleash peak performance is a characteristic of all great leaders.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 31, 2023

This isn't a mandate or form of micromanagement that I'm referring to, but rather being extremely clear about what's important from the start and then shifting to explaining why. Constantly assessing and modifying existing methods of operation in order to advance and unleash peak performance is a characteristic of all great leaders.

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LDRLB

MAY 13, 2014

It talks about the 4 underlying key leadership styles and visionary, operator, processer, synergists that determine which stage an organization settles into. They tend to work very closely with what I call operators, that’s the second natural style. Operators are the symbolic opposite of visionaries.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 15, 2009

The Penguins were delighted with the idea that Perry would bring a refreshing new perspective to their operation and Perry, being an ambitious sort, was equally delighted to be chosen. Those jobs I found myself micromanaged nearly all the time, but I feel more productive and creative now than ever before. But then, the tide changed.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2012

This plagues everyone, but especially women who are candidates for high-powered careers. A woman executive who doesn't drink coffee never learned how to make it, thus saving many hours of time over the years while never being forced into coffee-service role early in her career. Not exactly your typical job.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

You don’t have well-defined career paths. Terrorist groups have disgruntled and disobedient members just like any other organization, so the leaders try to rope people into a particular way of doing things by setting up standard operating procedures and making sure those are followed. ” He is a notorious micromanager.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

You don’t have well-defined career paths. Terrorist groups have disgruntled and disobedient members just like any other organization, so the leaders try to rope people into a particular way of doing things by setting up standard operating procedures and making sure those are followed. ” He is a notorious micromanager.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

In addition, the senior leadership team typically does not micromanage their sales teams below. Instead, there is independent and autonomous local decision making that operates within the guidelines and protocols established by the leaders above. Sales is a career that experiences tremendous highs and lows.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2014

Earlier in his career he worked at EDS (an IT services provider), where he learned how to run IT as a business. It conducts an annual review of its managers by subordinates on eight specific measurable behaviors, such as “is a good coach” and “empowers the team and does not micromanage.” Google has adapted this in an interesting way.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Early in my career, it often felt like my naturally lower-stress, quiet management style was an impediment to advancement. She was highly experienced and capable and had grown tired of what she viewed as my overactive involvement in her operations. Overtly, most of us say we dislike stress.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

” Perhaps this person “worked for a micromanager in the past, and she’s in the habit of double- and triple-checking with you.” Jen Su agrees that self-reflection is important: you could be micromanaging “or not giving enough direction or feedback, or maybe your one-on-ones are not set up optimally.”

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Passionate about medicine, he wanted to hire someone to run the business operations of his practice. In fact, almost all of the leaders we’ve talked to admit that they too have made a bad hire at some point during their careers. James is a leading ophthalmologist at a major medical clinic.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

With some of them having to change careers or permanently deal with depression. It is a difficult type of workplace aggression because workplace bullies usually operate within the organizational regulations. In more cases, workplace bullying perpetrators are usually bosses or someone superior over their victims.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The next tension is between micromanagement and hands-off leadership styles. Disciplined standard operating procedures, repeatable processes, and consistent methodologies are helpful in any organization. There were many times in my Navy career when, in an effort to prove my leadership, I failed to follow. Humble, Not Passive.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Rumelt (PublicAffairs, 2022) What passes for strategy in too many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is a toxic mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent policies. These fads ironically lead to micromanaging and, often, to disaster. Blog Post ). The Crux : How Leaders Become Strategists by Richard P.

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