Micromanagers are not helpful in the long run, says Steve Keating. But, his perspective changes when it comes to developing new or inexperienced team members. Keating proposes a new term: micro-leading. It is simply closely supervising someone for their own development and learning. Leaders must also understand that good judgment comes from experience. If your people lack that experience then it’s not micro-managing to question their judgment, it is micro-leading.
Source: Lead Today, February 19, 2018.
Why you do something matters. Motives matter. Herein lies the difference between micro-managing and micro-leading. If you’re closely managing someone only for your benefit or for the benefit of the organization then it’s micro-managing. If you’re closely supervising someone for their own development and learning, then it’s micro-leading.