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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.
By Aaron Haynes
Entrepreneurs
You Must Stop Doing These 5 Things to Be Productive
Don't confuse being busy with getting results.
By Melissa Chu
Building a Business
3 Keys to Stop Being a Helicopter CEO
CEOs should stop micromanaging and hire the right people to manage the small details.
By Caren Maio
Thought Leaders
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.
Building 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.
Thought Leaders
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.
By Katie Jansen
Thought Leaders
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.
By Grace Reader
Building a Business
Learn When to Delegate and When to Micromanage
There's a time to delegate, and there's a time to do things yourself.
By Fan Bi
Thought Leaders
Entrepreneurs Can Save Their Startups When They Stop Micromanaging
Micromanagement can be bad for business. Here are five tips to help you let go.
By Syed Balkhi
Building a Business
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.
Building a Business
What Happens When You Empower Employees Instead of Micromanage Them?
Employees granted autonomy over their schedules actually work more. Reason? They're more content.
By Andre Lavoie
Thought Leaders
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.
By Ken Dunn
Building 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.
By Jeff Boss
Thought Leaders
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.
Thought Leaders
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.
By Jeff Boss
Building a Business
The Value of Butting Out: How to Stop Micromanaging
With better access to information, the hovering micromanager who needs to direct every employee action and check in on every decision has no role.
Thought Leaders
Quiz: Are You a Micromanager? (Infographic)
Find out if you're the dreaded control freak boss bullying your office, in 10 quick and very telling questions.
Building a Business
7 Ways Toxic Managers Stifle Employee Motivation and Productivity
Collaboration, communication and respect are the modern management norm but not every boss has gotten the memo.
Thought Leaders
These 5 Leadership Styles Have Never Worked for Anybody
Some people are born leaders but most of us have to learn. It's easier if you skip the stuff proven not to work.
By Larry Alton
Thought Leaders
The 3 Ways Leadership Is the Opposite of What Most People Think
Leaders don't succeed by barking orders and imposing their will but by delegating, trusting and taking responsibility.
Building a Business
5 Lessons Golf Teaches About How to Succeed at Your Business
There is no such thing as a perfect round of golf, just like there has never been a business that went flawlessly from launch to profitability.
Entrepreneurs
You’re Actually Hurting Your Business With These 5 ‘Productive’ Habits
Are your productivity hacks really making you better? Many are myths that are actually holding you back.
By Adam Toren
Building a Business
Build a Culture of Ownership at Your Company
Every startup has two types of employees. Here's the type your business needs.
By Joel Basgall
Thought Leaders
Entrepreneurs, Have No Fear of Trusting Your Employees
You weren't afraid of risk when you launched your business, now take the risk of trusting your team to help you grow it.
Human Resources
6 Alternatives to Micromanaging Employees
Communicating goals and letting everyone know how their work contributes reduces the need to micromanage.
By Andre Lavoie
Building a Business
The 3-Step Cure for Micromanagement
Learn to let go safely by putting the proper infrastructure in place -- your business depends on it.