What Happens When A Leader Stops Micro Managing?
By Ron Edmondson on Monday, October 19th, 2009 | 2 Comments
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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2 responses to "What Happens When A Leader Stops Micro Managing?"
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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Steven, I like the reverse thought. Stuckness is a good way to describe it.