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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
- Manage your team according to the situation
- Are you a laid-back manager? Are you a micromanager? Sometimes you have to be both, depending on the circumstances. Are you a micromanager that gets overly involved in the work of the team? Or are you a laid-back project manager that assigns work and then lets team members...
- Tags: Tom Mochal, Team management, team, team member, micromanager, Project Management Newsletter, Work, Project Manager, Management
- Technical articles 2006-03-13
- You might be a micromanager if. . .
- Do you feel like you have to have a hand in everything your team members do? If so, you may be sending the signal that you think the people you manage can't be trusted to do a good job on their own.If you manage a team of smart, energetic people...
- Tags: Team management, Mark Kimbell, team, micromanager
- Technical articles 2002-08-27
- 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 a project micromanager?
- When pressured to deliver, it can be tempting to take control of every task during a project. But micromanaging won't get results, and it can damage your project and project team. Here's how CIOs can diagnose the problem and learn to combat it.By Edward P. YoungbergWhen you're under pressure to...
- Tags: Team management, gantthead , micromanager, team
- Technical articles 2001-11-27
Additional Resources
- Beware of the lateral micromanager
- We all know what an unwelcome guest the micromanager is when it's actually a manager. But what about the co-worker who likes to micromanage? by Toni Bowers
- Tags: Boss, Perfectionism, Food & Beverage, Recruitment & Selection, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Security, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Can a micromanager be cured?
- Been to the mat twiceI survived the first battle by applying some of what you wrote. The one thing I was successful at was never trying to own an idea. I would drop hints at ideas and let the bossowner take credit. I got what I wanted...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, quality4none@...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-10
- When is it okay to micromanage a project?
- I hadn't provided any mentoring to Chi-Ling for a few months, although I did see her around the office. Chi was just finishing up her project to create a database and standard reports for a consolidated analysis of all the taxes our company pays on a worldwide basis. (If you...
- Tags: Chi
- Technical articles 2003-08-25
- 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
- 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
- 7 levels of delegation
- Are you a micromanager? Or maybe one of those generalists whos so vague giving direction that your staff never know exactly what to do? Clients frequently ask if delegation is a style thing that can be learned. Or is it an art thing which is more intuitive;...
- Tags: Workplace Strategy, Women In It, Teams, Success, Power, Performance, Morale, Mentoring, Management, Leadership, Job Satisfaction, General, Company Culture, Coaching, Co-workers, Career, Boss
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- The devil wears a tie
- Have any of you ever worked in a virtual hell hole? Early in my career, I worked for a small publishing business that specialized in magazines that covered computer technology. I look back on those few months and wonder how I survived. This will all sound too bad to be...
- Tags: hot tub, supervisor, tub
- Blog posts 2006-08-14
- What to do when your client manager won't leave you alone
- While those of us who do consulting and contract work always try to establish ahead of time who we’ll be dealing with and whether the situation will be to our liking, the truth is that we can never really know for certain. Through the initial interviews and discussions, the best...
- Tags: Scott Robinson
- Technical articles 2003-05-06
- Talking Shop: The best of Jeff Davis
- Tools, help, and advice for the help desk professionalWelcome to the third-anniversary issue of my help desk column. I'd like to mark the event by sharing some reader feedback to a few of my favorite weekly columns and by pointing you to some useful tech-support resources available exclusively on TechRepublic.Browsing...
- Tags: Call centers, Jeff Davis, help desk
- Technical articles 2002-11-12
- 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
- Two-boss scenario requires constant communication
- Reporting to two bosses can be one of the most difficult managerial situations to master. But with a little patience and exemplary communication skills, the experience doesn’t necessarily have to be a negative one. If approached with a positive attitude, and if you can provide consistent work documentation, there can...
- Tags: Ellen S. Carey
- Technical articles 2003-06-09
- 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
- Making the transition from developer to manager
- Making the move from developer to manager means more money, but it also means more responsibility and headaches. Find out how to make the transition a smooth one with these best practices.A classic “Dilbert” cartoon depicts the Pointy Haired Boss promoting a developer to a managerial position. The developer is...
- Tags: Professional development, Bruce Walton, developer, mentor
- Technical articles 2002-06-18
- No - No point. . . . .
- No - No point. . . . ....in turning on the headlights.useless informationI was sat here on a saturday night when the bulb blew, and I can up with an interesting thought well I thought so .And here it is ....If you were traveling at the speed of light, would...
- Tags: survivor
- Discussion threads 2006-01-22
- What to look for when hiring a 'right hand'
- Selecting your second-in-command is one of the most critical hiring decisions a CIO can make. Find out what columnist Bob Weinstein discovered when he asked tech leaders what skills and characteristics they look for when hiring that person.It’s tough finding good talent for virtually all IT jobs. But it’s twice...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Workforce management, Leadership, Bob Weinstein, right-hand person, hiring, information technology
- Technical articles 2002-02-13
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