In my experience, a micromanager micromanages for three main reasons. First, they were once the subject matter expert on the particular task they now are responsible for managing. The micomanager’s manager must mentor the necessary skills for strategy-management, so the alleged ‘micro’manger can mentor the people performing the tasks. If the ‘micro’manager is mentoring on [...]
April 14, 2012 Mixing Golf and Ravioli With Business By ADAM BRYANT This interview with Annette Catino, president and C.E.O. of QualCare Inc., an alternative employer health insurance plan based in Piscataway, N.J., was conducted and condensed byAdam Bryant. Q. Do you remember the first time you were somebody’s boss? A. I was 16, and I was a pharmacy technician. [...]
Are you the CVO (Chief Vision Officer) of your company? Do you micromanage or empower your direct reports. Are your business objectives, business results getting accomplished? Do you carry the ‘passion-torch’ throughout the company everyday? Does everyone see the same vision as you? Are you the VP of Vision. Does the CVO constantly run in [...]