micromanage
verb
mi·cro·man·age
ˌmī-krō-ˈma-nij 
micromanaged; micromanaging; micromanages
: to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details
: to direct or conduct the activities of a group or an enterprise by micromanaging them
Examples of micromanage in a Sentence
He micromanaged every detail of the budget.
Recent Examples on the Web
Who understands that the mayor and City Council are elected to set policy for the city manager to carry out, not to directly micromanage city operations.
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East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Teams don’t need a leader who micromanages or claims to have everything figured out.
—Mike Ott, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Use check-ins for clarifying priorities, providing feedback, sharing issues and discussing development plans—not micromanaging work.
—Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Congress should eliminate it, reduce invasive federal regulation, and stop giving bureaucrats the power to micromanage financial risks.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Teams don’t need a leader who micromanages or claims to have everything figured out.
—Mike Ott, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Use check-ins for clarifying priorities, providing feedback, sharing issues and discussing development plans—not micromanaging work.
—Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Congress should eliminate it, reduce invasive federal regulation, and stop giving bureaucrats the power to micromanage financial risks.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for micromanage
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“Micromanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micromanage. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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