How to Avoid Micromanaging (When You Just Want to Help) | LifeHack

Have you ever found yourself at the crossroads of delegation and assistance? The familiar predicament that leaders often face.

You aim to steer a proficient team, delegating tasks to your members, while simultaneously carrying an anxiety that makes you peek over their shoulders, just to ensure that things are on the right track.

Your well-intentioned oversight, however, might be perceived as micromanagement by your team. Worse still, you might unwittingly fall into the snare of micromanagement without even realizing it.

Trust me, I’ve been there.

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How to Stop Micromanaging Your Employees | AllBusiness.com

One of the most common struggles a new leader faces is learning to delegate and let go of the “little things.” While you may feel like you need constant oversight into your team’s work, micromanaging employees damages morale and drives away your top performers. It also prevents your team from doing truly creative or innovative work.

Part of solving this problem requires establishing healthy communication routines with your team members or leads. The rest comes down to gaining—and keeping—their trust. To help you break any micromanagement tendencies, we asked members of YEC Next this question:

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Is Micromanaging Your Employees Hurting Your Business? | AllBusiness.com

Many small business owners are guilty of micromanaging. It’s no secret that delegating tasks is often very hard for small business owners to do. After all, how many of you started your business thinking, “I can do it better than my boss can!” or something similar?

When you’re the best at something, it’s tough to let anyone else take the reins. But micromanaging can hurt you, your employees, and your business.

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