You might be a micromanager if…
1. ‘Every little thing has to be done exactly the
way you would do it.’ News flash. Just because it isn’t done
exactly the way you would do it doesn’t make it wrong.
2.
‘The staff comes to you to get the OK for every
little decision.’ You haven’t empowered your staff at all and that’s your
fault.
3.
‘You require status updates for the status
updates from everyone.’ If you need the play-by-play for every detail of
every issue going on or need to be copied on every email, you are far too into
the micro-details.
4.
‘You find yourself overriding most decisions
made by your staff.’ Do you trust them to do anything? If not, you
are micromanaging. Trust issues are at the heart of micromanaging. If
nothing else, do some soul searching on your lack of trust.
5.
‘You think good work by your employees is due to
your great leadership, but poor work by your employees is their own
fault.’ They are likely poor because of you and good in spite of
you.
6.
‘You constantly dole out criticisms and
critiques to the staff, but rarely offer up words of praise.’
Micromanagers are slow with the carrot but quick with the stick.
7.
‘You live by the mantra ‘If you want it done
right, you have to do it yourself.’’ While this may give you a sense of
control, it is a very poor way to run a department.
8.
‘You regularly instruct the staff to
re-prioritize what they are currently working on.’ You don’t trust them
to know how to prioritize their work, so why should they bother. You will
just tell them to change anyway.
9.
‘You confront your employees if they get to work
5 minutes late or leave 5 minutes early, even on the first occurrence.’ Clock watching is a classic sign of micromanagement.
10.
‘You think your entire team is a bunch of
idiots.’ Most likely, you are the idiot micromanager from
hell.
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