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to try to oversee all the small parts of (something, such as an activity) in a way that is usually not wanted or that causes problems
He micromanaged every detail of the budget.
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Recent Examples of micromanaging
The small business owner runs ragged working in the business, micromanaging every aspect of it and linking its success or failure to their effort, with no plan or ambition to free themselves from the workaday responsibilities.
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Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
For example, listing off complaints about your micromanaging boss won’t reflect well on you.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Constantly treating good employees poorly, micromanaging those that don’t need it and refusing to pay employees appropriately will drive away the best employees to competitors and other industries.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Bad bosses sap agency by micromanaging, which is the opposite of granting and supporting autonomy.
—Aliza Knox, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
For example, listing off complaints about your micromanaging boss won’t reflect well on you.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Constantly treating good employees poorly, micromanaging those that don’t need it and refusing to pay employees appropriately will drive away the best employees to competitors and other industries.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Bad bosses sap agency by micromanaging, which is the opposite of granting and supporting autonomy.
—Aliza Knox, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for micromanaging
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The organization has seen 16 of its alumni go on to study at MIT, while others have launched startups addressing local challenges.Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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This includes addressing questions about fair use, compensation for content creators, and the establishment of clear guidelines for data usage in AI training.Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Towns has the best effective shooting rate of his career, and his penchant for drawing out and manipulating bigs is particularly fun to watch.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Well, those hands have recently become even more useful, as each one is now capable of simultaneously holding and manipulating an object.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
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However, the deal could give Discover better leverage in negotiating prices with the two dominant network players.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Alonso's market was once seen as a bit competitive with a few teams reportedly negotiating with him.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Rick Morales is supervising producer.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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Three sources, including the Justice Department attorney supervising the tea party district court litigation, told me there were significant issues concerning the IRS disclosing documents in that scandal.William Henck, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Clubs’ performance staff do an incredible amount of work trying to reduce the risk and a lot of that is about managing load.Geoff Scott, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Datta, on the other hand, made sure my dreams came to life by managing the execution seamlessly.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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These measures included capping refiners' profits and regulating gasoline inventories, amidst rising gas prices.Robert Rapier, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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California is uniquely positioned to address this problem, because the federal Clean Air Act — recognizing California's acute pollution problems and history of regulating emissions — allows the state to set its own, stricter standards.Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Micromanaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanaging. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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