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Post by arenee1370 on May 9, 2014 11:47:28 GMT -6
Totally agree with him on this subject. I have had experiences where managers would look over my shoulder and constantly ask questions about my progress on different projects. It made me feel unproductive and to be quite honest unskilled. It seemed like I wasn't good enough as a worker to get the job done. I have also been in a situation where I was micromanagin someone. I was chairing a particular event and designated someone to be over the shirts for the event. She was over the design, the email, and the ordering of shirts. I wanted to know everthing that was going on and she eventually told me to do everything. I realized that in order to allow someone to be productive I needed to give them the opportunity to do just that.
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Post by jodiemalley on May 10, 2014 11:16:26 GMT -6
Employees play a big role in all businesses. Micromanaging can hurt a business because is can make employees feel like they are doing their jobs wrong, can cause them to do their jobs wrong from having to much pressure on their backs, can cause tension between employees and manager. Because people down like to being looked down on, which is how micromanaging can make one feel, I think that it can have a negative impact on a business. When employees are trusted, allowed to show their productivity without being hovered over, or allowed to follow instruction through good communication can result is more productivity for a company.
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Post by gkboone on May 10, 2014 12:39:39 GMT -6
At my current job, there are two areas of work I can do, one in which managers are constantly micromanaging. I have been at my current job for over three years and I absolutely hate being micromanaged. I can understand if a manager wants to watch over a new employee, but micromanaging someone who already knows what is expected of them is the most annoying thing to an employee.
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Post by paigecrawford on May 10, 2014 14:27:08 GMT -6
Micromanaging may feel like the right thing to do, because if you do it then you "know the work is getting done and it's getting done 'right'" But micromanaging can hurt you more than help you. When you empower your employees you may be amazed at the results you get. Empowering employees not only allows people to be creative, but it helps them to feel ownership in their job. When an employee feels ownership they are more likely to be loyal, work longer hours, and do what it takes to do the job.
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Post by xingboma on May 11, 2014 0:34:40 GMT -6
I absolutely loved this video. Micromanaging is a huge threat to your business and team. Micromanaging means distrust in your employees, which also is an indication of lack of confidence in yourself. Trust your employees, empower them to do what they were employed to do, make them feel what they are doing is very important to the organization, give them a deadline, they will deliver a result. A good manager should lead instead of monitoring.
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Post by kierras91 on May 11, 2014 12:46:38 GMT -6
Micromanage i can say i do this sometimes and it has such a negative effect on productivity. I am getting better at it letting people do there jobs. I diffidently do not want co-workers to walk out on me, so this skill needs to get better i think it comes with experience.
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Post by kourtneyb on May 11, 2014 22:09:20 GMT -6
Many time employers fail to realize that the hovering technique doesn't always yield great results. The problem is some managers fail to realize their employees are not their children, you can nag your children about every little thing and that's just the norm. When you carry out this behavior with employees they may feel you don't trust them or that you feel they are not capable to do the job properly. It is important to encourage and correct when needed but not on a all day daily basis. If my boss was always watching over me I would also wonder how much of their work they are able to achieve, which would probably be very little because they haven't trusted me to do the job I was hired for.
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Post by jprend on May 12, 2014 1:00:52 GMT -6
I really liked this video, it shows how micromanaging can drive away your employees. You have to let your employees do their job and trust that they will get it done. He gave a great example on how he was micromanaging and he drove away one of his first employees. This is a great video for any manager to watch. Micromanaging makes your employees not happy which means less productivity.
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Post by bleblanc on May 12, 2014 13:29:09 GMT -6
I agree that micro-managing is one of the worst management styles. This style tells your employees that you don't trust them to do what needs to be done and that you know you can do it better. As a manager, you have to give your employees the room that they need to work and prove to you that they are experienced and can do the job correctly. Letting employees do their job gives them a sense of job empowerment that will make them work harder and stay more loyal to the company in the long run.
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Post by Spencer Ragas on May 12, 2014 15:52:26 GMT -6
Micro management is not the best way to achieve efficiency and great productivity! It puts more pressure on the employee and in turn causes them to not preform as well. When you let people work with structured freedom, they take more accountability in their work and will work harder because they feel more a part of what they do. When people take ownership in their work, they work harder to make it the best.
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Post by kristendodd1 on May 12, 2014 16:59:33 GMT -6
This video is very true. Your employees truly do shape your business. You should always let your employees grow and not always be on their back or it will make them have discomfort. To be able to have a successful business you should not micromanage people.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2014 19:47:24 GMT -6
If I am constantly over my employees shoulder about what they are doing for the day or what is going on at any given moment consistently, they are going to begin to feel like they are a weak link in the company. That they need to be checked on often because they are not responsible enough to handle their responsibilities. If I let them learn from their mistakes and throw in a "good job" or "nice work", they should start to feel confident and their attitude should pick up too. I'm not smothering of them, if I hired them in the first place then I should already have seen something promising in their work ethic and abilities.
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Post by tessia on May 12, 2014 21:28:57 GMT -6
My job requires me to micromanage people quite frequently. That is what my boss expects and he micromanages me. I don't like doing it to others and I don't like it being done to me. When I first got promoted and was exposed to this type of a work environment, I realized I micromanaged my children too much. It felt restrictive to me at work and I'm sure they felt restricted at home. I changed how I handled a lot of things at home and gave my children more freedom to do the things they both needed and wanted to do. At first, they seemed to have a difficult time adjusting; which only proves how badly I needed to allow them the space to be themselves. Now, the entire house has a happier feel to it and both of my children are thriving at being more independent.
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Post by shennellw on May 12, 2014 23:14:21 GMT -6
If a manager is constantly micro managing employees how can they effectively do their own responsibilities. Managers gave to learn how to delegate and trust their employees. After all why hire someone when you still have to be there over there shoulder all the time.
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Post by benallbright on May 13, 2014 11:37:28 GMT -6
It's all about letting people do their jobs. Like the man in the video says, micro managing can only allow you to grow so far. When you build a company, it is important to let the employees have the same vision you do and they will proactively get things done right. If you walk all over them they will leave like the woman employee left him and his business. Great video
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