overmanagement
Too much supervision
Overmanagement is excessive control or supervision that stifles rather than supports.
A manager who micromanages every detail, demands constant updates, or won't let employees make decisions is guilty of overmanagement.
The term implies that less intervention would produce better results: The project failed not from neglect but from overmanagement.
Chronic occupational depletion
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- pressureForce upon contact
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
frustration · tension · fatigue · strained · overwork · demanding · overload · demoralization
Imposing limits upon
- limitingPlacing restrictions upon
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- rigidUnable to bend
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
prohibitive · suppressive · disempowering · strangling · choking · paralyzing · demoralizing
Arrogantly dominating in manner
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- heavy-handedClumsy and oppressive
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
intrusive · smothering · dictatorial · interfering · nitpicking · helicoptering · second-guessing · hovering
Administrative written tasks
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- centralizationUnifying control in one place
formalism · protocol · standardization · administration · documentation · audit · governance · hierarchy
Hindering intended outcome
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
overcomplexity · unproductive · bottleneck · duplication · bloat · overprocessing · slowdown · gridlock
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- pressureForce upon contact
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
exhaustion · frustration · tension · fatigue · strained · overwork · demanding · overload · demoralization · disengagement
constraining
Imposing limits upon
- limitingPlacing restrictions upon
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- rigidUnable to bend
restrictive · prohibitive · suppressive · disempowering · strangling · choking · paralyzing · demoralizing
overbearing
Arrogantly dominating in manner
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- heavy-handedClumsy and oppressive
meddlesome · intrusive · smothering · dictatorial · interfering · nitpicking · helicoptering · second-guessing · hovering · surveillance
paperwork
Administrative written tasks
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
centralization · formalism · protocol · standardization · administration · documentation · audit · governance · hierarchy · authorization
counterproductive
Hindering intended outcome
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
cumbersome · overcomplexity · unproductive · bottleneck · duplication · bloat · overprocessing · slowdown · gridlock · overplanning
overmanagementneglect
Failure to provide care
lack of supervision · benign neglect · inattention · laissez-faire · understaffing
overmanagementdelegation
Transferring responsibility downward
empowerment · autonomy · decentralization · self-management · servant leadership
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