Browsing Topic Best Micromanaging Quotes

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

Micromanaging erodes people’s confidence, making them overly dependennt on their leaders. Well-meaning leaders inadvertently sabotage their teams by rushing to the rescue and offering too much help. A leader needs to balance assistance with wu wei, backing off long enough to let people learn from their mistakes and develop competence.

Invariably, micromanaging results in four problems: deceit, disloyalty, conflict, and communication problems.