Micromanaging is a trust issue.

Some say it is a control issue, but doesn’t control also ultimately come down to trust—struggling to let go, fearing that others can’t do it (at least not well enough), and that others need your ongoing input in order to get it right.

Team members need to feel trusted and valued, and micromanaging communicates the opposite. Founders who are prone to manage every detail of their businesses will ultimately kill themselves as well as lose the support of team members. Learn to delegate key tasks and give credit.  (Martin Zwilling)

So, great leaders let go. They believe people are smart and can figure it out. They invest vision, trust, and resources in order to extend their greatness. And, in the process they also reap twice the results according to research by Liz Wiseman – see her book Multipliers.

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Herb Mast is a Leadership Coach and Employee Engagement Specialist. Learn how he can assist you in implementing the principles and concepts presented here.