7 Subtle Signs Youve Become a Micromanager, According to Harvard

7 Subtle Signs Youve Become a Micromanager, According to Harvard No one likes a micromanager on their back all the time. But what if youre the micromanager?Lets face it, paying attention to details and making aya the work is getting done are important so its easy to chalk all of the above up to a necessary part of managing, writes Harvard Business Reviews Muriel Maignan Wilkins. But they arent necessary all the time. The dicke bretter bohren mssen with micromanagers is that they apply the same level of intensity, scrutiny and in-your-face approach to every task, whetherbei warranted or not.Here are seven signs youre a micromanager yourself and how to change your ways, according to the Harvard Business Review.1. You feel frustrated by how your employees are handling tasks.If youre feeling frustrated that you would have done tasks differently, its a good sign that you may be micromanaging your employee. You need to give your employee space to perform tasks in their own ways, so long as theyre getting the job done well and efficiently. If you seem room for improvement, you can have a conversation with them, but you need to recognize that youre way isnt always necessarily the best way.2. Youre constantly asking for updates.If youre always asking for updates on your employees status updates, it may be because youre a micromanager.The bottom line is You need to stop. Its harming your teams morale and ultimately their productivity, Wilkins writes.Its best to set weekly or monthly meetings with your employees to make time to discuss their progress in a mora constructive way. This way, they know its coming and itll motivate them to have progress to show you. And you know that its coming, so you wont have to worry about keeping up to date all the time while you have bigger things with which to concern yourself.3. You always ask to be CCed on emails.If youre always asking to be CCed on emails so you can keep track of your employees correspondences, it may be a sign th at youre micromanaging them. Its best that you allow your employees room to breathe and send emails without you so long as you dont need to be on the email. This lets them know that you trust them, and trust builds employee motivation.4. You never feel totally satisfied with your employees deliverables.You may be a micromanager if you find that youre never totally satisfied with your employees deliverables. If youre not feeling satisfied with your employees work, you need to have constructive reviews with them on a regular basis. In these reviews, its important to not only focus on the negatives, but also reaffirm the positives, as well. This way, they can learn, grow and perform better to give you more optimal deliverables.5. You always want to know what exactly your employees are working on.It could be a sign that youre a micromanager if youre always wanting to no what your employees are up to. You should certainly be aware of what your employees are working on and make sure that theyre focused on their tasks at hand, but you will need to step back and also focus on your own work.6. You take pride in making corrections.Sure, corrections are necessary. But you dont want to spend too much time breathing down your employees throats.While micromanaging may get you short-term results, over time it negatively impacts your team, your organization and yourself, writes Wilkins. You dilute your own productivity and you run out of capacity to get important things done. You stunt your team members development and demoralize them. You create an organizational vulnerability when your team isnt used to functioning without your presence and heavy involvement.7. Youre always down in the weeds.Youre always getting involved in the little details when you could (and should) be paying mind to higher-level issues. If youre always watching over your employees shoulders, it means youre seldom spending time working on the matters of more importance to you. So refocus your attention , and check in a lot less (or when necessary).--AnnaMarie Houlis is a feminist, a freelance journalist and an adventure aficionado with an affinity for impulsive solo travel. She spends her days writing about womens empowerment from around the world. You can follow her work on her blog, HerReport.org, and follow her journeys on Instagram her_report,Twitterherreportand Facebook.