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My Way or the Highway

Author Harry E. Chambers
Release Date: 2004/11/01
ISBN: 9781576758816
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Book Description

Micromanagement is one of the most widely condemned managerial sins, and one of the most common employee complaints. It contributes to low morale, high turnover, inefficiency, instability, and lack of continuity in an organization. Being perceived as a micromanager can also have significant negative ramifications on your career.

But Harry Chambers proves that micromanagement can be identified and resisted—both by those who (often unknowingly) inflict it and by those who are its victims.

Chambers details the defining traits of micromanagers, and provides a Micromanagement Potential Indicator (MPI) test to help you evaluate whether (and to what extent) you might be a micromanager. He provides real-world examples of micromanagement in action, analysis of the damage it does, and advice on what to do about it—whether you're the victim or the perpetrator. He offers detailed, field-tested strategies that will eliminate the damage that over-controlling behavior causes and increase creativity, risk-taking, productivity, and initiative in any organization.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Part I Micromanagement: Fact and fiction
    1. Introduction
    2. 1 The Scope of Micromanagement
    3. 2 Team “Me”: Putting the I in Micro
    4. 3 The Influence of Time
    5. 4 The Immortalization of Frank Sinatra: “My Way”
    6. 5 Approval Requirements
    7. 6 Dysfunctional Monitoring and Reporting
  8. Part II Dealing with the People Who Micromanage You: What to do when you are the MicromanagEE
    1. 7 The Response to Being Micromanaged
    2. 8 Effective Strategies for EEs: Dealing with the People Who Micromanage You
  9. Part III Avoiding Becoming the MicromanagER: Symptoms of Micromanagement
    1. 9 Becoming a Micromanagement Buster: Neutralizing Your Own Micromanagement Behavior
    2. 10 Negotiating Operating Agreements
  10. Part IV Managing a Micromanager: Changing the behavior of others
    1. 11 When You Manage a Micromanager: Directly Impacting the Behavior of Others
    2. 12 Conclusion
  11. Appendix Micromanagement Survey Information
  12. Index
  13. About the Author
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