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Post by darnette on May 1, 2014 0:23:30 GMT -6
Well said. Employees make the business and the manager. Letting your employees work without breathing over their neck is the best thing to do. Micromanaging hinders potential. That employee will as though he/she is walking on egg shells. You have to give them space and let them do their job. Eventually, the employees will not rely on managers to tell them what to do, they'll just do it because it is their job and it is what they enjoy doing.
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Post by shantel on May 1, 2014 20:51:52 GMT -6
Employee empowerment is a critical aspect of a company's performance. Giving an employee power to make decisions and allowing them to work problems that may arrive in their day to day job activities can empower the employee. Employee empowerment can also free up the manager's time and allow the manager to work on larger issues. Also employee empower may affect the employee negative by creating too much pressure and stress with the increased job responsibility.
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Post by brittanycompton on May 1, 2014 22:28:20 GMT -6
It is very difficult when you own a business to not micro manage especially if your the type of person that likes things done a certain way. Micro managing can definitely result into unhappy employees who will leave the company. I know I have struggled with this micromanaging issue. I have been teaching myself how to let employees/students do what they need to do in order for the company to succeed. I know a few people who would definitely need to watch this video. I will take what this man said and definitely try even better not to micromanage.
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Post by jimmykotter on May 2, 2014 20:29:22 GMT -6
good advice. I've seen people try to micromanage and it really does ruin the work experience. 1 because it requires two people to do one job 2 because it destroys all sense of ownership that a employee may have and 3 once the job is finished, both parties are exhausted, not from the work itself but from dealing with the other person. so how to fix it? allow space for the employee to do their job and to own something. as long as they have been trained properly, then they should be able to do the task properly.
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Post by Rosie on May 4, 2014 9:01:40 GMT -6
Micromanaging is probably one of the worst things managers and owners can do. Employees do not respond well when they are hovered over every move and probed at repeatedly. In order to have a happy and successful business, employees must have a sense of freedom which follows a basic outline.
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Post by stephaniesmith on May 4, 2014 13:20:21 GMT -6
I soooo love this video. When I think about micromanaging I think how can one person manage everything. That business is doom for failure. People can manage themselves. Just make sure you are hiring people who are self motivated. I use to be micro managed. I hated it. I wish I more power over my role and didn't need to answer for every second of the day. It made me unhappy.
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Post by ken9390 on May 5, 2014 9:21:19 GMT -6
Micromanagement is a common problem with managers in the beginning of their business. Personally, I think that it is hard for a manager not to micromanage but it is a concept that has to be avoided for the company's sake.
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Post by asmith422 on May 5, 2014 17:15:23 GMT -6
I enjoyed this video a lot. I personally work for a boss that I love and its because she does not micromanage. She allows all of her employees a voice and to be able to do what we do and not interfere unless she needs to. She gets involved in everything that we do but more on our level rather than overpowering us and trying to tell us exactly how to do our job. If you take too much control of your employees then they won't enjoy their job and in the end they may leave. You can not expect to grow a business if you don't let your employees grow. If you are stuck in one mind set and think that that is the only way to run your business then you take away the opportunity for growth and development.
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Post by asanchez on May 5, 2014 22:19:01 GMT -6
I completely agree with this video. I have experienced both kinds of managers in my career. I have had a micromanaging person who liked to be overbearing and tell you every minor thing they want done differently and how they want things done all day long, and it's just miserable. You feel like a slave. I am happy today to be working for a company that empowers me to make decisions and do things without having to answer to someone every five minutes.
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Post by melanconcaitlin on May 6, 2014 10:44:17 GMT -6
I have a very strong dislike to managers and/or owners who micromanage. Micromanaging employees forms a sense of hate towards the micromanager. The employees will feel as if they are trusted or have the ability to their job right. Avoiding micromanaging allows for bigger task for the leader to tackle. More jobs can get done with less amount of input from the in charge person. Your employees will be happy and you will be less stressed as the leader.
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Post by karenwag on May 7, 2014 20:25:49 GMT -6
I really loved this video because I feel like it is something that will help me out in my future. I am a type A type of person. I like things done my way and I have a very hard time letting other people help me because I feel like they won't do a good job like I would. Eddie gives some great advice. He tells the story of how micromanaging caused him to loose a really great employee. He talks about how this incident made him learn that micromanaging does not work. It backfires and ends up being less productive rather than more productive. I think another reason why people like me and Eddie feel the need to micromanage is because we have a hard time trusting that someone else will get the job done right. This video was a great example of what not to do in the business world, and I hope I remember this and learn from Eddie's mistakes.
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Post by Shondrea Lovette on May 7, 2014 20:37:17 GMT -6
Micromanaging an employee is very unhealthy in the workplace because it causes contention between an employee and his employer because it will make the employee feel as those they are not productive and not skilled in there job performance. I do understand that an employer like to make sure that task are being completed but at the same time is can cause the employee feel as those they are unwanted and not appreciated for the work performance they are performing.
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Post by halearnold on May 8, 2014 8:51:44 GMT -6
OMG I can't believe I have never been able to pinpoint this pet peeve before. As soon as he said what he did to his first hire, those questions, I was instantly agitated and empathetic to the feelings of that employee. I HATE IT when this is done to me. Even now that fastest way to bring in "negativity" to my day is for my husband and business partner to start asking me those EXACT VERBATIM QUESTIONS. I tend to be less productive and cranky about things when it starts like that. I am most successful and reach peak performance when you tell me what you want to do, and what your goals are and let me go do it. I would rather someone say "fetch" than who are you calling on? what are you doing today? What's on your schedule? Now bear in mind the tone and intent of the question does matter as well. Micro managing = bad results.
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Post by briandavis1 on May 8, 2014 13:34:11 GMT -6
Employees do shape a business. Employees are the ones who do most the labor in push a company to where it needs to be. employees are the building blocs to a successful company.
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Post by godwesso on May 8, 2014 17:04:26 GMT -6
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I enjoyed this video. It is true, micromanaging is one of the worst types of management styles a business leader can take adopt. Micromanaging can communicate distrust and doubt to an employee. I do believe weekly staff meetings are a must, but instead of checking up on each employee there, give employees freedom to make their own timelines and their own goals WITH some level of restriction, ask their opinions of how they feel their job can be done best. This will empower employees to do their best, because they will know their manager trusts their judgment.
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