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MY BOSS IS A MICROMANAGER | How to deal with micromanagers - YouTube
Channel: Jennifer Brick
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You've been around for a while, and the
motivation really is all on them - and.
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It's a them problem, then you're going
to need to move into the steps in how to,
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to deal with your micromanager.
Hello, and welcome back to my channel,
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where I help you slay your career and
cultivate the successful life you deserve.
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Let's talk about your micromanaging
boss. Shall we, my dear?
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having a micromanager is one of
the, the most toxic bosses that you
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can encounter in your career.
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And I know it's a very delicate
situation for you to navigate.
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By the end of this video, you're going
to be able to spot a micromanager,
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know exactly how to deal with them and
when it's actually time to walk away from
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them, if that's okay,
could you tap that button?
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And let's just do it right into it.
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And the first thing that you need to
do is figure out if your boss is a
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micromanager.
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There's a difference between feeling
like you're being micromanaged and being
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micromanaged.
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And I know that doesn't sound
like a very big difference,
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but it actually really
is. Let me explain...
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Some of my clients are people who
work with a high level of autonomy.
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You just need to tell them what to do,
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and they are going to go out and
they are going to slay. However,
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there's other people who want to have
more support. If you have a manager
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who gives more support, when you're a
high autonomy person, that can actually
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feel like micromanagement, even if
it's not micromanagement at all.
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So the first thing that you really
need to do in order to deal with a
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micromanaging boss
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at work is to actually figure out what
level of management you thrive with.
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And figure out if your manager is
basically just over managing this isn't to
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suggest that you need to adapt to
their style by no means at all.
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But knowing where you are on the
spectrum could actually be very helpful,
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because if you were constantly going
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from boss to boss and
always feeling micromanaged,
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it might just be that you are
a person who just needs more.
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And if you know that you can go and
have a conversation with your managers,
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so you don't feel like they're
micromanaging your work. But in fairness,
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it's probably not you, if you are
feeling micromanaged, and you have
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actually landed on this video as
a means to actually deal with it,
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it is probably them. So what are the
actions, signs of a micromanager?
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What is a micromanager?
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The way that I would sum
up micromanagement is
someone who is investing too
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much effort into the details of the
work that others are doing, right?
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Your boss's boss's boss is giving you
feedback and how reply to an email?
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That is my friend, is
micromanagement, clear and simple.
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The important thing to know
is that micromanagement
generally it really doesn't
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have anything to do with you. It
typically has much more to do with that.
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There's a few reasons why some
managers tend towards micromanagement.
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The first is fear.
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They are afraid that if they're not
controlling and over supervising all
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of the things that they're
just gonna like burn down.
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And that's not obviously the case, it
can also come from a lack of trust.
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If they just don't know
you or let's just face it,
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they have some trust issues of their own,
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that it might be also
the motivation for why
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they're micromanaging you and
other people's well on your team.
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This could also be a confidence thing
where they just don't feel confident as
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leaders.
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And the way that it's actually
manifesting is by over or over supervising
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people's work, which is kind of the
opposite of being a good leader.
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But that's a conversation where at other
time, what I typically find though.
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When we evaluate the reason for
micromanagement is actually a lack of
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training. They don't have
the right enablement.
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They don't know how to actually lead.
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So either they're just kind of
doing things and figuring it out,
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or they're mimicking ways of leadership
that they have experienced in the past.
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And it could even be a
mixture of all of these things
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that isn't to say that it is always
entirely going to be a them issue.
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Maybe you're new,
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and they really want to make sure that
you are going to be successful or hard
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truth here. You're having
some performance issues.
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So they have to give you an
extra level of supervision
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to make sure that you were successful
on that things don't go sideways.
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I'd love to hear from you
what you actually think
motivates your micromanaging
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boss?
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Let me know in the comments
down below, if you are new,
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or if you have recently had a.
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Performance issue,
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this should actually dissipate over
time as the confidence and trust
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is established in your relationship
with your boss. However,
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if you've been around for a while. and
the motivation really is all on them,
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it's a them problem. Then
you're going to need to move
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into the steps and how to
deal with your micromanager.
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The first thing that you can do
when you do have a micromanager,
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is that you can be proactive.
If you're micromanaging,
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boss is constantly asking for
things like information or reports
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or things like that.
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You can actually try to get ahead
of it and round up the information
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that they are asking for
on a consistent basis.
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This is also an opportunity for you to get
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really clear on what they
actually want from you.
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Sometimes they're so in the weeds that
they don't know what they need to have
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until like.
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The need is actually there. Or they
have a question about something,
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understanding the outputs
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that they actually want you to
achieve and their goal when they are
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micromanaging. you can also be something
that preempts future micromanagement.
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The other thing that you can do,
and this is a very fine line.
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And quite honestly,
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this is a step that can backfire if
it's miss executed is to default,
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to over-communicate.
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So that they have the information that
they need without having to ask for it.
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The reason why I say to be
cautious with this step though,
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is that sometimes when you
over-communicate with a micromanager,
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it actually invites them
to micromanage even more,
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which is crazy that they can find
new levels, but somehow they do.
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If you've taken these steps and your
boss is still micromanaging all of your
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work,
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it's time for you to move into the next
step and talk to your manager about
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their tendency to micromanage.
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This is not going to be
an easy conversation.
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The important thing is
that you are approaching.
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This in the kindest way possible.
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So be very delicate about
the way that you phrase it
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and the way that you
actually approach them.
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Most of my clients who have had to have
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this conversation with
a micromanaging boss,
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their boss has actually
not really been aware
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of the fact that they were
micromanaging do enter the conversation,
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giving them the benefit of the doubt
that, that, that was not their attention.
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It's not what they actually want to do.
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And the fact that you're bringing it up
is going to allow to grow and become a
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better leader. In addition to approaching
your micromanaging boss with kindness.
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The other thing that you
want to do is bring forward.
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What's in it for them highlighting
that you're really concerned
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about the effort that they're investing,
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overseeing your work because
of the amount of things
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that they have on their plate and their
time investment is going to make them
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much more receptive to just saying I don't
like being micromanaged. Makes sense,
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right?
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This,
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isn't also an opportunity to go back to
step one and talk to your boss about how
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you most.
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Effectively work. If you are someone who
needs more independence in your work,
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and that is how you can truly thrive
and bring them the best results,
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then it's a matter of
having that conversation.
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And now you're going to circle in
the last tip as well, and collaborate
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with them about the level of communication
that they need and the information
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and involvement that they want to have
in order for them to be successful.
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If you've done all of these things and
your micromanaging boss has not stopped
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micromanaging you at work, it's
time to move into the final step.
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And that is to define
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when it actually has crossed the toxic
line of a very common behavior of
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a toxic boss is micromanagement. And you
need to know if they have crossed that
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line into toxicity and are
creating a toxic work environment.
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I do have a video coming up about
dealing with toxic bosses, specifically,
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subscribe so that you don't miss
it when it comes out. But for now,
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I want you to head over to this
video right now to figure out
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if your micromanaging boss has
created a toxic work environment.
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If this video was helpful,
give it a thumbs up,
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share it with a friend who has
a micromanaging boss as always.
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Thank you so much for watching. I'll
see you in the next video. Bye for now.
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