“It makes you feel like a 5-year-old.”
This was the candid description a friend recently gave me of what it felt like working for a micromanager. It was the most succinct personal encapsulation of this workplace predicament I’ve yet heard.
Unnecessarily close management undermines autonomy and breeds frustration.
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Nothing against 5-year-olds, of course. They’re great; it’s a wonderful age. But I wouldn’t say it’s optimal to have a workforce comprised of them.
Excessive Direction
In my friend’s circumstance, she felt like a young…