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What Happens When A Leader Stops Micro Managing?

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What happens when a leader stops micro managing his or her team?

Either:

  • They fail
  • Nothing changes
  • They shine

What’s the net effect?

  • If they fail, the team starts over and tries again.  Some of the best recoveries come after failures.
  • If nothing changes, no harm, no foul.
  • If they shine, the team rejoices, they are eager to try again, and the leader reaps the lasting rewards.

Which do you choose?

What are your thoughts?

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  • Steven Rossi says:

    And think about it from the perspective of the employee/follower. Sometimes it’s easy to get addicted to being micro-managed since it takes away any sense of responsibility; that is, if I screw up, I’m not responsible, my boss is. So there’s no fear of failure. Furthermore, there’s no reason to make any tough decisions (which would certainly bring a reward) because there’s no sense of having the authority to do so. I’d use the word “stuckness” to describe that.
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