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Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Micromanagment


From Wikipedia-
In business management, micromanagement is a management style where a manager closely observes or controls the work of their employees, generally used as a pejorative term. In contrast to giving general instructions on smaller task while supervising larger concerns, the micromanager monitors and assesses every step.

Micromanagment may arise from internal sources, such as concern for details, increased performance pressure, or insecurity. It can also be seen as a tactic used by managers to eliminate unwanted employees, either by creating standards employees cannot meet leading to termination, or by creating a stressful workplace causing the employee to leave.

Regardless of the motivation the effect may be to de-motivate employees, create resentment, and damage trust.

Micromanagement can also be distinguished from management by worker to boss ratio. Any time there is one worker being given orders by one boss, both people are rendered useless. When a boss can do a worker's job with more efficiency than giving the orders to do the same job, this is micromanagement


I am not saying that I am being micromanaged or anything, but if you're wondering why I sometimes can't update everyday it's because I am on the phone listening to my ideas being repeated back to me with minor tweaks over and over and over again so that I can really only start my work towards the later part of the evening.

1 Comments:

Blogger Todd said...

AHEM!

6:12 PM  

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