The document outlines six common symptoms of micromanagement that employees recognize, including a lack of delegation, obsessive control, and discouraging independent decision-making. It emphasizes the negative impact of micromanagement on productivity and morale, suggesting remedies such as giving employees more autonomy and utilizing progress reporting systems. The message advocates for transitioning from micromanagement to a leadership style that fosters team performance through delegation and goal monitoring.

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
weekdone.com

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