by M-Tracker | Oct 31, 2026 | Micromanagement and autonomy
Micromanagement and autonomy · 2 min readControl used as a cure for fear. A micromanager feels uncertain about how the work will turn out, and uncertainty is uncomfortable, so they reach for the one thing that reduces it: watching. Three things usually sit...
by M-Tracker | Oct 31, 2026 | Micromanagement and autonomy
Micromanagement and autonomy · 2 min readThey check in before you have started, ask for the plan before the work and the draft before the plan is done. They rewrite rather than comment. They decide the how as well as the what. They need to approve each...
by M-Tracker | Oct 31, 2026 | Micromanagement and autonomy
Micromanagement and autonomy · 3 min readA coworker who reviews your work without being asked, redoes parts of it, answers questions meant for you, sets deadlines for you, copies your manager on your threads, or follows up on tasks that are not theirs. It...
by M-Tracker | Oct 31, 2026 | Micromanagement and autonomy
Micromanagement and autonomy · 3 min readA manager who asks for updates more than once a day. Who rewrites your work instead of saying what to change. Who must approve every small step. Who sets the how, not just the result. Who is copied on everything....
by M-Tracker | Oct 31, 2026 | Micromanagement and autonomy
Micromanagement and autonomy · 2 min readYou do not shut them down. You remove the reason they hover. A micromanager is a manager who cannot see the work and fills the gap with checking. Give them the view before they ask: what done will look like, a short...
