Micromanagement
Micromanagement Is Murder: So Stop Killing Your Employees
A new study shows that jobs that are both high-demanding and give employees less control are associated with a 15.4 percent increased chance of death.
The Problem With Founder Paranoia
It can be extremely challenging for entrepreneurs to give up control, but in order to grow, you need to learn to delegate.
3 Signs You Have Succumbed to Helicopter Management
There is nothing efficient about hovering over the people you hired because you trusted they can do the job.
How This Founder Learned to Trust His Team
Steven Izen, founder and CEO of lifestyle brand Lokai, talks about how he handled a company setback -- even when he had no control.
学习When to Delegate and When to Micromanage
There's a time to delegate, and there's a time to do things yourself.
Entrepreneurs Can Save Their Startups When They Stop Micromanaging
Micromanagement can be bad for business. Here are five tips to help you let go.
The Entrepreneur's Curse: Watching The Watchman!
Your company wouldn't exist without you, but once you begin hiring you've got to get out of the way and let your employees do their jobs.
What Happens When You Empower Employees Instead of Micromanage Them?
Employees granted autonomy over their schedules actually work more. Reason? They're more content.
4 Signs a CEO is 'Holding the Stick Too Tightly'
The best shots in hockey come from a firm but relaxed grip on the stick. Business leaders need that same sort of hold on their organizations.
4 Founding Essentials for Creating a Culture of Resilience
How founders communicate and set expectations when the company is tiny will have big implications when it scales.
4 Signs That Your Workplace Millennials Are Turning You Into a Helicopter Boss
What? Hovering again at work? Better to build a relationship of trust and accountability.
7 Strategies for Managing a Micromanager
These types of overseers can suck every ounce of ambition out of you and leave you frustrated, angry and annoyed all at the same time.
The Value of Butting Out: How to Stop Micromanaging
With better access to information, the hovering micromanager who needs to direct every employee action and check in on every decision has no role.
Quiz: Are You a Micromanager? (Infographic)
Find out if you're the dreaded control freak boss bullying your office, in 10 quick and very telling questions.
7 Ways Toxic Managers Stifle Employee Motivation and Productivity
Collaboration, communication and respect are the modern management norm but not every boss has gotten the memo.