3The Influence of Time
The control and manipulation of time are perhaps the most intense and frustrating of the micromanagement behaviors. People feel that their manager and peers rob them of control over their own time. Sixty-one percent of current managers and 59% of nonmanagers have experienced this behavior in the people to whom they report. Forty percent and 44%, respectively, have experienced it from peers, team members, or others. For many, the biggest impediment to doing their jobs well is the continual interruptions from their boss or others. “I don’t have the time to do my job because someone always needs me to do something else” is a constant refrain in today’s workplace.
The control and manipulation of time provokes reactions of intense ...
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