1. Do You Lead or
Micromanage?
6 Symptoms of a
Micromanager

2. Employees easily recognize micromanagement, but managers rarely view
themselves as such.
Here are 6 common symptoms to give a clue whether you might exercise
micromanager behaviors.
79% of employees have been micromanaged

3. 48%
# Avoids delegation
Believes no one could do a better job.
Cure:
ASSIGN ONE FULL TASK TO THE EMPLOYEE YOU TRUST THE MOST.
28%
Companies concerned about employees’
delegation skill
Offered any relevant training

4. # Control-obsessed
Keeps sending emails to check employees progress
Cure:
USE THE PPP PROCESS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROGRESS WITHOUT BEING
ANNOYING. LEARN MORE:
HTTP://WEEKDONE.COM/RESOURCES/PLANS-PROGRESS-PROBLEMS
MICROMANAGEMENT IS ONE OF THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS U.S
WORKERS FACE IN COMPLETING MOST
IMPORTANT TASKS.

5. STOP MICROMANAGING, USE WEEKDONE
TO INCREASE YOUR TEAM'S PERFORMANCE
Get real-time status updates
Set and monitor goals
Delegate, give feedback and more
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6. # Dictate everything
Gives exact directions how to complete a task.
Cure:
REFLECT ON YOUR BEHAVIOR, TAKE THE LEADERSHIP
ASSESSMENT TEST IN HTTP://LEADSMARTER.CO.
55% ADMITS MICROMANAGING DECREASES PRODUCTIVITY
68% SAYS IT DECREASES MORALE

7. # Suffers from reportomania
Requests unnecessary and overly detailed reports.
Cure:
USE A PROGRESS REPORTING SYSTEM THAT EMPOWERS EMPLOYEES.
TRY HTTP://WEEKDONE.COM.
38% OF EMPLOYEES WOULD RATHER
DO UNPLEASANT ACTIVITIES THAN SIT
NEXT TO THEIR MICROMANAGING
BOSS.

8. # Detail-orientedness
Corrects tiny details before seeing the big picture.
Cure:
MISTAKES HAPPEN, BAD DECISIONS ARE MADE,
KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON THE BIG PICTURE.
9 OUT OF 10 MANAGERS ADMIT DECISIONS MADE IN THE
PAST THREE YEARS WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF THEY’D
LET IN MORE INFORMATION.

9. 38%
# Discourages independent
decision-making
Feels irritated when an employee makes a decision without consulting.
Cure:
GIVE YOUR EMPLOYEES A BIT OF AUTONOMY
AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE.
of employees surveyed felt managers don’t
help them perform at their best.

10. STOP MICROMANAGING, USE WEEKDONE
TO INCREASE YOUR TEAM'S PERFORMANCE
Get real-time status updates
Set and monitor goals
Delegate, give feedback and more
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ways
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Practical tips to:
Increase employee engagement
Improve company competitiveness
Build stronger teams
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