Micromanagement is Cool
"A good part of leadership is stepping back," - Bill Pasmore, senior vice president at the Center for Creative Leadership
Principle#2: Don't micromanage.
A leader who micromanages is trying to control the outcome. This foolish belief is due to the leader believing that they know better than their subordinates because they are the boss. A micromanager believes that they must have gotten promoted to that level by knowing best.-
A true leader will make sure that their people have the proper training, understand the mission, and then move out the way. As leaders we pay people to know how to do their jobs, so move to the side and allow your people to walk along with you. You will be amazed at how much you can learn from team members.
You must realize that leading from the side creates leaders. Leading from the front creates followers. Leading from the back is simply lack of leadership.
As a leader you want your people to be influenced by you NOT controlled by you. Influence is much much more powerful. Control is an illusion. Once you have the team's trust and they are influenced by you then any level of change is possible. Without that trust, people will follow you because you are the boss that they want to outlast.
Today's question is:
"How do we stop micromanaging?"
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