{"id":13058,"date":"2014-09-22T08:58:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T15:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=13058"},"modified":"2014-09-12T09:04:21","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T16:04:21","slug":"signs-micro-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=13058","title":{"rendered":"Signs that you are a micro-manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose. \u00a0I am a speaker and author.\u00a0 I am an expert in time and project management.<\/p>\n<p>I help busy professionals and entrepreneurs create effective systems so that they can comfortably delegate to others, be more profitable and have time to enjoy life even if they don\u2019t have time to learn new technology or train their staff.\u00a0 I have a knack for turning big ideas into on-time and profitable projects.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, I give people peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Ah-Ha moment came from a busy professional interested in freeing some time and space to advance in her career.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/svapm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/get-back-to-work.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13007\" alt=\"get back to work\" src=\"https:\/\/svapm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/get-back-to-work.gif\" width=\"112\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a>This client\u2019s issue was that she continually put in over 10 hours a day in a draining work environment.\u00a0 Although she had desires to do other hobbies and side businesses, she was too exhausted to do anything about those other dreams.\u00a0\u00a0 She self-diagnosed herself as having no follow-through, although at the office \u2013 she had lots of follow-through.<\/p>\n<p>After hearing her story, I suggested that she was actually micromanaging her people too much.\u00a0 This was taking her time away from the items she really wanted to accomplish as well as zapping all her energy.\u00a0 Her knee-jerk reaction was that she was not a micro-manager.<\/p>\n<p>Often times, people think a micro-manager is someone that stands over the employee\u2019s shoulders every hour.\u00a0 But that\u2019s not totally true.\u00a0\u00a0 There are other traits to micromanaging that you may be falling into without knowing it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you haven\u2019t taken vacation, you may be a micro-manager<\/li>\n<li>If you haven\u2019t delegated the lead of some of your staff meetings, you may be a micro-manager<\/li>\n<li>If you haven\u2019t allowed your team to run the show, you may be a micro-manager.<\/li>\n<li>If you are afraid of taking a day off, you may be a micro-manager.<\/li>\n<li>If you are afraid of what will happen when you are not there, you may be a micro-manager<\/li>\n<li>If you haven\u2019t allowed your team to fail, you may be a micro-manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instead of being afraid of what happens when you are not there &#8212; allow things to happen by not being there.\u00a0 You may be pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t allow people to try these things on their own, you miss the opportunities for growth and excellence in both them and YOU.\u00a0 If you are too busy taking on other people\u2019s responsibilities, you don\u2019t have the time for your own growth and promotions.<\/p>\n<p>Release control and allow your staff to do what they do best.\u00a0 \u00a0When they fail, put together a training program and update your procedures to avoid this same mistake in the future.\u00a0\u00a0 This allows you the space to do what you do best. \u00a0\u00a0This also adds another dimension to your coaching and mentoring portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>If you need some assistance with developing your own management strategy plan, please consider a one-on-one consultation.<br \/>\nI know your situation is different. Why don\u2019t we schedule an appointment, where I get to know more about your unique situation? And then I will be happy to make recommendations on what your best steps are moving forward.\u00a0 To schedule an appointment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timetrade.com\/book\/WFSFQ\">book it HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With enough notice, it would be my honor to guest-speak at no cost to your group organization.<\/p>\n<p>I have a monthly presentation on \u201c3 Keys to saying YES to everything but on your own terms\u201d.\u00a0 To sign up for the complimentary course, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lauraleerose.com\/Say-Yes\">www.lauraleerose.com\/Say-Yes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This client\u2019s issue was that she continually put in over 10 hours a day in a draining work environment.  Although she had desires to do other hobbies and side businesses, she was too exhausted to do anything about those other dreams.   She self-diagnosed herself as having no follow-through, although at the office \u2013 she had lots of follow-through.<\/p>\n<p>After hearing her story, I suggested that she was actually micromanaging her people too much.  This was taking her time away from the items she really wanted to accomplish as well as zapping all her energy.  Her knee-jerk reaction was that she was not a 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