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micromanagementnoun
The direct management of a project etc to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation
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Micromanagement
In business management, micromanagement is a management style whereby a manager closely observes, controls, and/or reminds the work of their subordinates or employees. Micromanagement is generally considered to have a negative connotation, mainly because it shows a lack of freedom and trust in the workplace.
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Micromanagement
In business management, micromanagement is a management style whereby a manager closely observes or controls the work of subordinates or employees. Micromanagement generally has a negative connotation.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of micromanagement in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of micromanagement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of micromanagement in a Sentence
It's not all that different to the American California condors. You know, the California condor just a few decades ago was reduced to being nearly extinct in the wild. Now [there are] around 500-plus wild condors, but it's a highly managed population. It requires a lot of micromanagement to ensure that they survive in the wild, and, this will likely be the same in Australia … because Australia is the poster child as the Tasmanian devil is the poster child for incredible natural wonder and shocking environmental catastrophe.
The Secretary-General has launched a reform process that is limping, but it's limping precisely because of the micromanagement by member states that has reached gigantic proportions and is acting as a massive brake on any kind of forward imaginative and innovative movement of the organization.
The principle of freedom has proven itself. Whoever wants to drive 120 can drive 120, and those who want to go faster can do that too. Why this constant micromanagement?
Representative Mac Thornberry:
All of President( Barack) Obama’s former Defense Secretaries have complained about micromanagement by the National Security Council, i have personally heard from troops on the frontlines who have received intimidating calls from junior White House staffers.
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- microgestiónSpanish
- MicromanagementFrench
- manajemen mikroIndonesian
- microNorwegian
- microgerenciamentoPortuguese
- సూక్ష్మనిర్వహణTelugu
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