Today’s guest post is written by Monica Wofford. 

Micromanagement: The act of tediously following up with those you lead to make sure they get the job done.

High performers hate it when you micromanage them, but there are two other types of employees who need it.

If not, they’ll fail and take your team down with them. Even with these two types, micromanagement is best doled out in moderation and for a finite period of time.

In Contagious Leadership, I discuss this extensively. Your style of management should either lead you to satisfaction with that employee’s performance or to the decision to “free them up” for new opportunities to grow…elsewhere.  (more…)