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- Can a micromanager be cured?
- As an editor and writer for TechRepublic for a number of years, I've come to know that there is no workplace topic that can get people fired up more than micromanagement. And maybe it's just me, but micromanagement seems to be more widespread in IT than other areas of the...
- Tags: Webster, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2007-09-10
- People Performance: Can You Believe What You See?
- Things I'm Not Certain About...(?!)An interesting take on the micromanagement phenomenon. I have sometimes characterised my own management approach as being one of 'get the heck out of the way' so I am pleased to see it being echoed in this way!There are a couple of points which come out...
- Tags: Performance management, midniteone, micromanagement, subordinate, performance
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
Additional Resources
- What Is Micromanagement? And What You Can Do To Avoid It.
- The costs of micromanaging to an organization can be staggering. Learn how to recognize the signs of micromanagement--and how to overcome it.
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc.
- White papers 2007-02-15
- Victimized by micromanagement
- a thousand times a day in a milltion workplacesThis kind of middle-management-meddling is rife in every organisation I have ever been involved with. I'd love to learn some new techniques for short-circuiting it without creating enemies and bruising egos.
- Tags: xoctor@...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-18
- Resist bad decisions that will waste your client's money
- If you're in a position where you believe a client's time and money is going to be wasted because of mismanagement or micromanagement by another consultant, Jeff Davis offers advice about what you should do. by Jeff Davis
- Tags: Consultant, Leader, Client, Leadership, Management, Jeff Davis
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Instant communication encourages less autonomous workers
- I had an interesting discussion with some colleagues yesterday regarding the effects of instant communication on management, leadership and employee capabilities. It was so lively that I thought I would share it with you the best I can and let you join in. Here is the...
- Tags: Communication, Autonomy, Worker, Manager, Instant Communication, PDAs, Handhelds, Hardware, Ramon Padilla
- Blog posts 2008-04-20
- Discussion: Is hands-on management an oxymoron?
- Is it possible to be a hands-on manager without being a micromanager? If your answer is "Yes," are you sure your staff would agree? Join our discussion on toeing the line between being supportive and suffocating.A good friend of mine was promoted about a month ago to the group leader...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Loraine Lawson, job
- Technical articles 2001-05-03
- Tips for coping with a micromanager
- Reporting to a micromanager can be hazardous to your career. Two career consultants offer approaches for handling the situation while keeping your career intact.A micromanager who hovers over your shoulder when you're talking to a help desk caller, makes you perform endless rewrites of status reports, and rarely has anything...
- Tags: Professional development, Jeff Davis, micromanager, Mark Kimbell, career, Susan K. O'Brien
- Technical articles 2002-07-09
- Are you unintentionally micromanaging your team?
- There was a time, not so long ago, when you got together with your team and ideas flowed like New Year’s champagne. You could toss out a problem and get back half a dozen possible solutions. Progress reports were no strain to obtain, and everyone felt at ease.But lately, things...
- Tags: Team management, Scott Robinson, team, team member
- Technical articles 2003-04-03
- If you micromanage, no one wins
- Throughout my career as an editor in the media industry, I've encountered many copy editors who, though they would stringently deny it, are micromanagers. They take what other people write and totally change the wording to better reflect their own writing style. They think they are improving the copy, but...
- Tags: Team, Dallas Morning News, Team Management, Management, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Victimized by micromanagement
- A close friend of mine told me about a recent experience she had in the workplace, and I thought it was worth sharing. My friend, who is a senior manager in her organization, needed a new admin assistant. She decided--with her manager’s approval--that she would pursue the temp-to-hire process, as...
- Tags: micro-management
- Blog posts 2007-02-18
- Are these questions fair game in the interview?
- Are these questions fair game in the interview?Here are some questions or a variation therof I am thinking of asking next time I interview. I am mainly thinking of contract software development work.Do you all feel they are inappropiate for contracting interviews? How about FT interviews?1. How would you describe...
- Tags: career, game, hiring, hiring manager, interview questions career, silvergreen
- Discussion threads 2006-06-14
- Managers should adopt a technical mentor
- With technology constantly changing, it’s hard to keep your knowledge base updated when you’re in a management position and are preoccupied with budget and personnel issues. But you might try picking up a technology mentor to help you keep up to date. A good mentor is usually a senior developer...
- Tags: Programming languages, Matthew Osborn, mentor, technical mentor
- Technical articles 2003-02-12
- Bosses: The good, the bad, and the ugly
- The ugly part of bossesThis article is one great one. I have been in a similar situation when the motivation of a boss has been very low because of the "locked door policy".Imagine as a techy dealing with a boss who has this attitude of distancing himself from the rest...
- Tags: wagikomba
- Discussion threads 2006-10-05
- How to deal with a personnel problem on your project team when you're not the functional manager
- Interesting SuggestionsI can see where you’re coming from with these suggestions, it is imperative that a project manager or any manager for that matter should know his staff well enough to develop a good rapport with them. Seeing problems with staff before they occur is another skill that should be...
- Tags: Team management, saurabh.mukadam@..., functional manager, team
- Discussion threads 2007-09-26
- The top ten IT management mistakes and how to avoid them
- By Joey SmithWorking with IT managers on a regular basis allows me to seesome great management styles and some really poor ones. There are ten majormistakes that I see IT managers make on a regular basis. Some of these errorshave even cost some managers their jobs. Here they are:Number 1:...
- Tags: information technology, IT administration, job, leader, regular basis
- Technical articles 2005-06-06
- Tuning up your perspective.
- Since I am writing this pre-Thanksgiving and you are probably reading this while the leftover turkey is still good, I thought I would take the time to appreciate some of the things in my work world that I may have in common with you. We often take for granted...
- Tags: Baud, Job, Leadership, Information Technology, Recruitment & Selection, Remote Access, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Ramon Padilla
- Blog posts 2007-11-26
- 10 questions you shouldn't ask when you're being interviewed for a job
- This information is also available as a PDF download.At the end of an interview, most interviewers like to throw out the question, "Do you have any questions for me?" Almost all interviewers will ask if you have any questions, so be prepared to ask something. If you've done your research,...
- Tags: Hiring, Job, Question, Hiring Manager, Suzanne Thornberry
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- People Performance: Can You Believe What You See?
- When we are observing the behavior and performance of our people can we really believe what we see?In 1927, the theoretical physicist Werner Karl Heisenberg developed the uncertainty principle. The uncertainty principle states that, at a microscopic level, it is impossible to know both the momentum and position of a...
- Tags: motivation, micro-management, IT Management, Decision Making, Management Style, Management Skills, Management, CIO, Leadership, Career, Personnel
- Blog posts 2007-07-24
- Avoid micromanaging by focusing on areas that need improvement
- Question:I'm an IT manager who likes to keep my hand in theday-to-day activities of my staff. Recently a colleague told me I'm amicromanager. I don't consider myself one, but what are the signs and how do Iavoid micromanaging?Answer:Your question brings to mind the old phrase: If you have toask, you...
- Tags: team, Peter Woolford
- Technical articles 2004-06-01
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