8Effective Strategies for EEs Dealing with the People Who Micromanage You

The following additional strategies will be helpful in dealing with those people who micromanage. Whether they are people in formal management positions, peers, or team members, the strategies are applicable. While you may find some to be more comfortable than others, once again, I caution against assuming or predetermining failure. You do not know that something will not be effective until you try it.

APPEARANCES OF INERTIA AND INACTIVITY

Micromanagers quickly step in to fill any perceived vacuums. If they sense inactivity, any lack of forward motion, or stalled progress of any kind, they will take immediate steps to increase their influence, exercise some measure of ...

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