Addressing Micromanagement

Effec­tive lead­er­ship requires a bal­ance between focus on the big pic­ture and atten­tion to detail, and between firm guid­ance and empow­er­ing peo­ple to take own­er­ship of their work. Too much guid­ance and atten­tion can become micro­man­age­ment that harms per­for­mance. Learn how to rec­og­nize and address micro­manag­ing behavior.