Do you create Zombies at work?
I bet you do, if you are someone who adores Micro Managing the team. That's right, Zombies. Mindless automatons that can barely do anything except exactly what they are ordered to do, and even then, only when someone is strictly monitoring what they're doing and how they're doing it. What makes me curious is that if majority of people hate being micro managed why so many managers continue to follow it? Is it the lack of trust? Is it because it takes longer to train employees to do something than it is to do it yourself? I hate being micro managed. So why on earth would I do that to someone else? BANG!!! That's it. May be I don't even know that I am micro managing. Arghhhh!!!!
If I am doing it, I must face it.
Here are few symptoms of people who like to micro manage:
- Resist delegating;
- Immerse themselves in overseeing the projects of others;
- Start by correcting tiny details instead of looking at the big picture;
- Take back delegated work before it is finished if they find a mistake in it; and
- Discourage others from making decisions without consulting them.
Now that we know the symptoms of a micro manager, let’s see what the ways to avoid it are.
"Admit It"
Yes you read that right, the only way to avoid micro management is to admit it. There are people who don't even know what their management style is. Once you know, that you are micro managing, you can take steps towards changing it.
