6 Danger Signs You May Be Headed to Micro-Management
If you're in a leadership role in your company, it can be hard to know when to trust your managers and when to step in. But it's important for you to know the difference. As a leader, you have a responsibility to make sure that your employees are working towards goals and objectives that will help them succeed. That said, if *any* of these six things are happening in your company, that might be cause for concern:
1) Managers aren't talking about their results or their team's goals with the decisions makers on an ongoing basis. 2) If managers only meet together once or twice a year and there is no regular feedback among the group of managers themselves. 3) If employees are worried about whether they have been properly evaluated on their performance, and if they're wondering how to improve. 4) If managers are micromanaging each other's tasks, expectations, and responsibilities. 5) If managers can't seem to figure out what the priorities are for their teams' tasks. 6) If employees feel like they aren't moving towards completion of projects on time...
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