MORE LEADERSHIP THOUGHTS
How you communicate with your boss, your peers, and the folks that you supervise must be consistent. Whatever the subject, and whoever you are talking to, make sure you would say and act the same way. If not, you will never have trust. The effects will be professional and personal. Relate to people based on who you are, not what you are, your rank or position.
Micromanager - How others may perceive you = bad thing? Perfectionist, intense, hard worker, wants the organization to be the best – How you may see yourself = good thing? Work hard to understand how you and your actions are perceived. How superiors, peers and subordinates perceive you is usually different, but it shouldn’t be. The best leaders lead with humility to get the best results. You must demonstrate that your actions are intended to make the organization better and not just to make you successful. You must demonstrate you will accept risk and take responsibility.
Why are micromanagers not good leaders as perceived by superiors, peers, and subordinates? 1) It’s a short-sighted view that will cause more issues in the long run than it solves in the short term. 2) It does not develop leaders needed for the organization to grow. 3) Less gets done, at the expense of one person’s view of priorities. 4) People will lose motivation to take initiative and innovate.
RLTW!
mike