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- Micromanagement
- a style of management where a manager becomes over-involved in the details of the work of subordinates, resulting in the manager making every decision in an organization, no matter how...
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- Micromanagement = Lost Sales
- Micromanagement = Lost SalesMicromanageI worked for a sales firm that thought cold calls while in an industrial park were a waste of time. The only thing that mattered was registering when you left your home (before 8 am), accomplished your two demos, accounted for all your time on the...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-31
- How to Suffer a Micromanaging Boss
- How to Suffer a Micromanaging BossSay what?[i]Micromanaging can be an effective practice for a high-level boss; but, like most everything, it must have limits. On the surface, a boss who is involved in all aspects of the company is better than an absentee boss on the golf course.[/i]Yeah, and it's...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
- Measure out your criticism to avoid the 'micromanager' label
- Micromanaging your staff is a surefire way to breed resentment and a lack of productivity.
- Articles 2007-02-01
- Improving strategic leadership
- THE CONTEMPORARY operational environment COE; force design; political and military complexity on the battlefield; joint and combined operations; and mission execution have caused changes that require leaders who can understand strategic implications earlier in their careers than has been required in the past. Therefore, the U.S. Army must begin educating...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- Congress and back seat driving: an information theory of the War Powers Resolution.
- Since Congress passed the War Powers Resolution in 1973 over the veto of President Nixon, heated debate has surrounded both the legislation itself and the principles on which it is based.(1) Intelligent opinions differ about many aspects of war powers, but a consensus has developed that...
- Research articles 1996-06-22
- Forging a world-class future for the national laboratories
- The U.S. Department of Energy DOE produces an incredible array of products and services vital to this country. It provides a secure and reliable nuclear stockpile and methods for the cleanup and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. It develops research and technology that enhance our long-term energy supplies, protect the environment,...
- Research articles 1995-10-01
- Public policy and technology management: changing the role of government in the operation of air traffic control
- * The historical performance of the air traffic control system, with respect to its mission and goals.* Perceived shortcomings in the system and the need for improvement.* The history of events that led to the public-private partnership being considered as a solution.* The options available as to the form of...
- Research articles 1995-09-22
- The Five Dumbest Things a Project Manager Can Say: Words That Always Come Back to Haunt Us
- The article follows a project and its Project managerPM through the lifecycle, and finds out some all too frequent mistakes and the consequences of them. The article, after recognizing that the front-end planning may have had a few flaws, dives into the work breakdown structure with a vengeance. It lists...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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- Micromanagement = Lost Sales
- There are three things that are inevitable in this world: death, taxes and lousy management. And of all the many manifestations of lousy management, surely one of the worst is micromanagement. I was recently talking about this with Sam Reese, CEO of the sales training firm...
- Blog posts 2008-01-31
- "Micromanagement" of the U.S. aid budget and the presidential allocation of attention.
- How presidents allocate their attention is the subject of much popular commentary and speculation, but little systematic scholarly research. I focus on an apparent case of presidential "micromanagement"--the practice within the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon White Houses of requiring presidential approval for small (often $5 to $10 million) foreign aid...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Video Revenge for Micromanagement?
- In order to build on this morning's post "Is Your Sales Manager Spying on You?" I was looking for videos about how to cope with micromanagement. I quickly ran across this video, which was apparently posted on YouTube by an irate employee. Now, I have no idea...
- Blog posts 2009-01-15
- Congress Embarks on Auto Company Micromanagement
- Tom Lindmark submits: The micromanagement of GM (GMGMQ.PK) and Chrysler by the government began in earnest yesterday. In front of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee the heads of the two auto makers were called to task for their treatment of dealers. by Tom Lindmark
- External links 2009-06-04
- Micromanaging Defined -- And How to Avoid It
- Successful managers know when micromanaging is okay and when it's not okay. In short, micromanagement is not okay when it affects the mental health of your staff or the efficiency of your organization. This white paper is a great resource for business leaders who want to avoid micromanaging....
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- Letters
- The Realities of Warfare SIR, - If Scott Cooper is correct ("The Politics of Airstrikes," June/July 2001), and the problem isn't political micromanagement but the realities of coalition warfare, we, as the "lone superpower," had better learn how to fight and win on our own. Our "coalition partners" will cost...
- Research articles 2002-02-01
- Toys for dots: improved nanodots for data storage.(DATA ACQUISITION & ANALYSIS)
- EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, A SENTIMENT EMERGES FROM A COLLECTION OF varied sources that is inserted into a folder tiffed "Common Sense" Micromanagement is one such term that burst into popular jargon along with phrases like paradigm shift and thinking outside the box. Rather than appearing...
- Research articles 2007-04-01
- Stupid Company Rule: No YouTube
- It's come to my attention that some firms are banning YouTube from their company servers. Since that's about the stupidest example of micromanagement I've ever heard, I'm going to do something about it. Specifically, I'm going to make an example of a guilty party, in this...
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- Britain's first £1,000 rail fare
- 18:26 GMT +00:00 MUCH excitement among Britain's rail enthusiasts at news of the country's first train fare costing more than £1,000 ($1,640). If you're wealthy enough to choose first-class travel and disorganised enough not to have booked your ticket in advance, then a turn-up-and-buy return fare from Newquay in Cornwall...
- News items 2009-11-03
- Five Reasons CRM Stinks
- Don’t get me wrong. I like technology as much as the next guy, but I’ve been writing about – and hearing complaints about – Customer Relationship Management CRM for the past five years and have come to the conclusion that this is one technology thats got a lot...
- Blog posts 2007-03-16
- Nipping Workplace Bullying in the Bud
- Bullying is a major problem in workplaces all over the world. A recent study estimated that approximately one in six U.S. workers had directly experienced bullying within the previous year.Although there is no legal definition of bullying, it is generally defined as " repeated, mistreatment of one or more persons...
- Articles 2007-06-07
- How to Suffer a Micromanaging Boss
- I have a question about micromanaging CEOs. How should competent staff react when the CEO wants to be informed about and involved in every detail of the company, to the point that everyone feels as though they have someone looking over their shoulder all day long waiting for something...
- Blog posts 2007-09-17
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