The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 13, 2021

Moving beyond micromanaging. Of course, the researchers aren’t advocating micromanagement or doing the work for employees, but rather ensuring that leading by example is a regular part of one’s workweek. “It The employees in the stores were asked to rate their managers on how they led by example on a scale of 1 to 7.

Examples 140

Examples Micromanagement Retail Analysis 140

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 12, 2020

However, they also represent assets that may be difficult to manage. Because owners frequently overlook employee management when launching a business, it is important to acquire this skill and cultivate it. Show your employees you trust them – Show you employees you trust them in their jobs by not micromanaging them.

Management 116

Management How To Outsourcing Incentives 116

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Bezos overhauled operations, aggressively slashing costs and renegotiating supplier contracts to ensure the strategy was sustainable. He and his team meticulously executed every part of the plan: cutting costs, renegotiating contracts, optimizing customer experience, and investing in operational efficiency.

Leadership 195

Leadership Short-term Long-term Loyalty 195

Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 29, 2012

They describe ROWE as: …a management strategy where employees are evaluated on performance, not presence. In a ROWE, people focus on results and only results – increasing the organization’s performance while creating the right climate for people to manage all the demands in their lives …including work. ROWE Environment.

Environment 248

Environment Servant Leader Micromanagement Operations 248

Lead from Within

AUGUST 27, 2024

In contrast, wannabe leaders focus on day-to-day operations without long-term strategies. Wannabe leaders either micromanage, fearing delegation, or delegate improperly. Strategic Thinking: Winning leaders dedicate time to strategic planning and big-picture thinking. They understand market trends and prepare for future challenges.

Emotional Intelligence 149

Emotional Intelligence Delegation Long-term Micromanagement 149

HR Digest

APRIL 18, 2024

How to manage remote teams effectively? Here are some hard-won lessons I’ve learned to manage a remote team and turn that scattered crew into a high-performing unit. Here are some hard-won lessons I’ve learned to manage a remote team and turn that scattered crew into a high-performing unit. The question gnaws at you.

Team 52

Team Bond How To Management 52

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A couple other key takeaways from Edinger’s incredibly helpful book are: Leading results versus managing tasks is often a matter of distinguishing what to do from how to do it. When you lead results, you avoid the micromanagement trap and instill a sense of trust throughout the organization that helps people accomplish the tasks they own.

Competitive Advantage 129

Competitive Advantage Leadership Energy Micromanagement 129

Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Holacracy is a fundamentally different “operating system” for organizations. Instead, employees […] Holacracy is a fundamentally different “operating system” for organizations. Instead, employees self-manage and belong to different decision-making circles that keep the company operating.”

Agility 100

Agility System Management Bureaucracy 100

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

With the number of remote workers on the rise due to new technologies, more companies are beginning to offer remote opportunities as a means of promoting talent acquisition, retention, work flexibility and above all, less operational cost. As an employer, formally reviewing their performance is a crucial part of managing remote workers.

Management 81

Management How To Micromanagement Efficiency 81

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Sinek reflected and surmised that the true problem he observed was that this airline did not trust their employees to manage what is in front of them and handle it competently. Managers believe in their hires and grant them the liberty to live in autonomy. perhaps micromanaging. Vulnerable employees are unguarded and empowered.

Airlines 284

Airlines Simon Micromanagement Training 284

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Rookies: Bumbling newbies that require copious management? When Jen Lamorena, eBay’s manager of college recruiting, brought on her own new hire, Jen gave her an important project – create and execute a social media strategy to support the firm’s initiative to recruit top university talent. Management'

Learning Curve 284

Learning Curve Wiseman Micromanagement Seminar 284

Brigette Hyacinth

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The worst place an employee can be, is stuck in an organization with a micro-manager who doesn’t care about their development and there are no opportunities for growth and advancement. There was no real leadership (vision and inspiration) only management (command and control). Sadly, today the company is no longer in operation.

Micromanagement 141

Micromanagement Stress Incentives Morale 141

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 9, 2013

Management must be OK with the team changing the steps, as long as the change goal is met you cannot micromanage the process. Example – Working with a large Coffee and Bake Shop franchise headquarters wanting the district managers to use Coaching & Feedback as opposed to authority and demands with the franchise owners.

Resistance 141

Resistance Franchising Power Management 141

The Practical Leader

MARCH 8, 2023

When changes falter or organizations fail, it can usually be traced to dysfunctional management. Team Decisions and Collective Actions Functional silos and vertical accountability often create disparate groups of hard-driving leaders who meet to share information and provide individual input to budgets and operational plans.

Development 98

Development Team Short-term Teamwork 98

Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

As one of two co-ordinators of her high school’s orientation camp, she was not only responsible for managing the various activities to help new students become more familiar with the school, but she was also in charge of overseeing the 24 camp mentors who were there to support the new students.

Succession 279

Succession Mentor Leadership Micromanagement 279

CO2

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“The leader of the future will be a person who knows how to ask questions,” wrote management guru Peter Drucker. Additionally, questions increase accountability without micromanaging. ” “Is there alignment between our stated and operating values?”

Power 78

Power Drucker Self-aware Ethics 78

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 7, 2019

You also anticipate having the autonomy to do your job without being micromanaged, as well as experience a sense of personal growth from becoming more competent and mastering your role. He also gives employees a voice by keeping them informed of how the company is doing financially and by sharing operating metrics.

How To 287

How To Bond Cooper Micromanagement 287

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Avoid micromanaging. Micromanaging suffocates your team’s performance. This managing style will scare your team to make mistakes. This is often surprising when you realize that your employees can manage the tasks without the need for you to be constantly looking over them. Always provide a path to the right direction.

Team Building 74

Team Building Entrepreneur Tips Team 74

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 24, 2017

We were both managers of large sales teams, worked for the same overly demanding boss, and had to manage in a period of never-ending restructuring and downsizing. Get out of the weeds – Operate at your level – set a vision, be strategic, understand and articulate the big picture. Teach and coach – Development is an active job.

Development 150

Development Restructuring Micromanagement Learning-by-Doing 150

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 17, 2016

Without the ability to successfully manage a business across borders, you and your organization are destined to fall behind. That’s because they fail to cultivate a global mindset which means truly having the desire, knowledge, and skills to operate effectively in business today. Live and travel abroad. Be self-aware.

Globalization 150

Globalization Succession Self-aware Micromanagement 150

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 23, 2015

Like smart investment managers, smart people managers figure out how to shift their investment of time and energy from some parts of their portfolio so they can invest more in other parts where there is more potential for improvement. Stop Micromanaging your Exemplars – You know who the Exemplars on your team are.

Team 120

Team Micromanagement Chief Operating Officer COO 120

HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2021

It can be used to identify the risks that workers face today, which should be acknowledged and recognized by both HR and management. Artificial intelligence is considered today to be the most creative and promising field for workforce management. Performance Management. People Analytics.

How To 111

How To Due Diligence Leadership Pipeline Stress 111

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 6, 2014

Greg Alston : “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” - Peter Drucker This quote by one of the most respected management theorists of the last 100 years crystallizes the essence of how to determine whether someone is a good leader or not.

Leadership 298

Leadership Micromanagement Consensus Drucker 298

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Don’t just manage people, coach your people. 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. Perseverance in the face of adversity. Generate and bring positive energy daily.

Class 118

Class Mission Statement How To Teamwork 118

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Generally, most jobs are performed by employees who operate the machines, run business models and design new corporate procedures. With this knowledge, top managers seek ways to improve their employees’ productivity for business stability. This truly is the baseline for every productivity management. Listen to your employees.

Products 69

Products Productivity Metrics Airlines 69

Strategy Driven

MARCH 9, 2018

Supply chain management is sometimes considered as a posh name for logistics, but it does entail much more than making sure that products are delivered from Point A to B. If you are serious about improving your business and your productivity, you have to take supply chain management more seriously in the future. Improving Productivity.

Supply Chain 50

Supply Chain Management Quality Competitive Advantage 50

QAspire

APRIL 23, 2013

Quality you deliver has everything to do with how much you own your work , your actions and its respective impact on the other parts of the system you operate in. 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.

Quality 149

Quality Micromanagement Career Stress 149

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. Develop stress-management skills if you need them, and help others do the same. Lack of delegation. Learn to find the best in people.

How To 167

How To Delegation Micromanagement Learning-by-Doing 167

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Don’t just manage people, coach your people. 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. Perseverance in the face of adversity. Generate and bring positive energy daily.

Mission Statement 129

Mission Statement Teamwork Commitment Energy 129

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 5, 2014

These are, of course, widely appreciated management methods for raising performance. Perhaps it’s because they feel counter-intuitive to many managers. Because micromanagement, the opposite of autonomy and the default behavior for many managers, puts people in a threatened state. But they’re rarely put into practice.

Motivation 280

Motivation Proposal Stress Goal 280

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 3, 2022

A big excuse managers have for not having a conversation is “I already know what they’re going to say.” When we’re at capacity, we use the one or two tools in our toolbox to manage conflict: shaming, intimidating, or some other tactic. Looking to the future is a great motivator. What happens if you keep avoiding?

Workshop 134

Workshop Micromanagement Open-book Skills 134

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 30, 2023

Managers often hire consultants to help them solve major organizational problems. Many ideas are sifted through, and the most relevant one presented to management along with the consultant’s recommended action plan. Managers are hearing them for the first time. The king micromanaged and pushed hard for quick delivery.

Energy 52

Energy Power Focus Group Decentralization 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Over the past few decades I've worked with hundreds of managers, and many complain that they work for micromanagers. I was thinking about this incongruity while working with a group of senior managers from a manufacturing division who were trying to streamline their operational reporting processes.

Micromanagement 16

Micromanagement Operations Report Learning-by-Doing 16

Mike Cardus

MAY 31, 2013

If the goals are too small people feel micromanaged. How as a manager do you determine the “just right” amount of context that is needed for on-time, on-budget, on-quality completion of goals and tasks? Anthony is the manager of IT and Frank’s manager. Anthony, “Isn’t that micromanaging?”. Contextual Goals Matter.

Case Study 130

Case Study Goal Leadership Micromanagement 130

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.

Tips 65

Tips Outsourcing Micromanagement Efficiency 65

ExactHire - Leadership

MARCH 7, 2018

4 – Build accountability into your performance management. Have managers address accountability during regular performance reviews and work with employees to continually improve accountability measures. 5 – Train managers to model accountability and to manage fairly to that outcome.

Core Competence 52

Core Competence Bottom-up Micromanagement Absenteeism 52

Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 21, 2015

I once interviewed for a position where the hiring manager interrogated me mercilessly. My concern was that he would be overly demanding to his staff and possibly a micromanager. It required me to work closely with my new manager on a particular high-profile committee in the company that included top executives.

Leadership 100

Leadership Micromanagement Committee Bond 100