The Micromanager
<p><strong>What is Micromanagement?</strong></p>
<p>One of the most damaging styles of people management is Micromanagement. Yet, it seems to be one of the most common terms I hear amongst fellow coders, former colleagues, and friends, when they are complaining about their manager.</p>
<p>Micromanagement is a style of management where the manager attempts to control and get involved in every detail of their team member’s work. This style of manager wants constant status updates, and they not only try to influence how people are doing their job, but often impose their own preferred approach.</p>
<p>It’s not hard to see why micromanaging hinders an individual’s progress and learning. It takes away autonomy and creative freedom. When a person is micromanaged, they may feel “confined” or “boxed in” and so they can’t evolve. This can lead to frustration, will kill growth and hamper productivity. It can also make the employee not feel empowered or trusted to do their job, which is morale sapping. At its worst it may result in the loss of valuable team members.</p>
<p>So why do some managers turn to this style of management?</p>
<p><strong>Three Causes of Micromanagement</strong></p>
<p>From my experience of working under, and along side, numerous managers I have come to recognise that there are three main reasons someone becomes a micromanager, these are</p>
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