Vanessa Van Edwards offers a five-step framework to reduce micromanagement: identify your ideal management style, set clear timelines upfront, build personal trust with your manager, address their underlying fears, and reinforce positive changes with gratitude.
Have you ever been micromanaged? It's the worst. It is almost impossible to thrive if you have a micromanager. What you can do if you have a micromanager Number one Figure out the level of management that helps you thrive. You need to know what kind of management you like before you can begin to communicate this with your manager. Remember, you can never approach a micromanager about their micromanaging. Number two Be very clear about timelines and guidelines. So right from the beginning of a project, ask to set up those timelines and deadlines very quickly. 3. Initiate relationship building conversations. If someone trusts you as a person, they are much less likely to micromanage you. 4. Know what your manager is scared of? What are they afraid of? So if you have a micromanager who's afraid, starting off with calming their fear before you even start about tasks and delegation, that's the way that they're going to be less anxious around you. Fifth step, Reinforce positive behavior. When your micromanager starts to back off and becomes less of a micromanager and more of a manager and a leader, you can say thank you so much for trusting me on this project. That way you're reinforcing the positive behavior. So they feel good, you feel good, and hopefully keep going.
