How to Avoid Micro Management

Five creative solutions to keep employees accountable.
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To help micromanagers loosen their grips to make for a better working environment, Accountemps offers a six-step plan.

You need to make sure things get accomplished but you don't want to be the boss that everyone hatesthe dreaded micromanager. Leadership coach Lolly...
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Trying to curb your tendency to micromanage? Here are four tips to help you and your employees stop micromanaging before it starts.

As a manager, big company or small, the opportunities to lead are everywhere. Too often though we can fail to lead and fall into the trap of editing the work of others--critiquing, tweaking, or otherwise mucking with what is discussed or delivered, rather than stepping back and considering if we are truly improving on the…

I deal with a lot of leaders that confuse delegation with empowerment. I am often told, I don't micro manage, I empower my employees. However, when we start digging into specific situations, we often uncover the difference between delegation and empowerment. It is really not that difficult to ascertain the difference. Delegation is simply getting someone else to perform a specific task for you. Tom, can you move these for pallets for me to make some room for a new shipment coming in tomorrow? Empowerment sets a little higher expectation that encourages the employee to use their own creativity and innovation.
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Managers typically do too much. Their job is to supervise the collaboration of their team and help team members fulfill their potential. Anything more is micromanaging. When you avoid micromanaging, ...