Micromanagement: Page 3

Leadership

7 Warning Signs You're the Dreaded Micromanager

Diagnose yourself before your employees do it for you with their feet by marching out the door.

Productivity

You Must Stop Doing These 5 Things to Be Productive

Don't confuse being busy with getting results.

Growing a Business

3 Keys to Stop Being a Helicopter CEO

CEOs should stop micromanaging and hire the right people to manage the small details.

Leadership

Micromanagement Is Murder: So Stop Killing Your Employees

A new study shows that jobs that are both high-demanding and give employees less control are associated with a 15.4 percent increased chance of death.

Growing a Business

The Problem With Founder Paranoia

It can be extremely challenging for entrepreneurs to give up control, but in order to grow, you need to learn to delegate.

Leadership

3 Signs You Have Succumbed to Helicopter Management

There is nothing efficient about hovering over the people you hired because you trusted they can do the job.

Leadership

How This Founder Learned to Trust His Team

Steven Izen, founder and CEO of lifestyle brand Lokai, talks about how he handled a company setback -- even when he had no control.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

Learn When to Delegate and When to Micromanage

There's a time to delegate, and there's a time to do things yourself.

Leadership

Entrepreneurs Can Save Their Startups When They Stop Micromanaging

Micromanagement can be bad for business. Here are five tips to help you let go.

Resumes & Interviewing

The Entrepreneur's Curse: Watching The Watchman!

Your company wouldn't exist without you, but once you begin hiring you've got to get out of the way and let your employees do their jobs.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

What Happens When You Empower Employees Instead of Micromanage Them?

Employees granted autonomy over their schedules actually work more. Reason? They're more content.

Leadership

4 Signs a CEO is 'Holding the Stick Too Tightly'

The best shots in hockey come from a firm but relaxed grip on the stick. Business leaders need that same sort of hold on their organizations.

Starting a Business

4 Founding Essentials for Creating a Culture of Resilience

How founders communicate and set expectations when the company is tiny will have big implications when it scales.

Leadership

4 Signs That Your Workplace Millennials Are Turning You Into a Helicopter Boss

What? Hovering again at work? Better to build a relationship of trust and accountability.

Leadership

7 Strategies for Managing a Micromanager

These types of overseers can suck every ounce of ambition out of you and leave you frustrated, angry and annoyed all at the same time.