overmanaging
Too much control
Overmanaging is managing with excessive control or involvement, leaving subordinates little autonomy.
An overmanaging boss scrutinizes every decision, requests constant updates, and second-guesses routine choices.
The term implies that less oversight would produce better results: She's overmanaging the project—let the team figure it out.
Aggressively asserting control
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
- bossyToo fond of directing others
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
despotic · oppressive · autocratic · coercive · high-handed · overbearing · heavy-handed · tyrannical
Excessive focus on trivialities
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- overparticularExcessively concerned with minutiae
hands-on · hypercritical · finicky · nagging · petty · fastidious · fussy · hovering
Chronic occupational depletion
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
anxiety · tension · exhaustion · distress · turnover · attrition · disillusionment · helplessness
Hindering intended outcome
- bureaucraticExcessively procedural
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
wasteful · bottlenecking · hindering · stifling · impeding · obstructive · convoluted · excessive
domineering
Aggressively asserting control
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
- bossyToo fond of directing others
imperious · despotic · oppressive · autocratic · coercive · high-handed · overbearing · heavy-handed · tyrannical · suffocating
nitpicking
Excessive focus on trivialities
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
overparticular · hands-on · hypercritical · finicky · nagging · petty · fastidious · fussy · hovering · scrutinizing
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
frustration · anxiety · tension · exhaustion · distress · turnover · attrition · disillusionment · helplessness · alienation
counterproductive
Hindering intended outcome
- bureaucraticExcessively procedural
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
cumbersome · wasteful · bottlenecking · hindering · stifling · impeding · obstructive · convoluted · excessive · unnecessary
overmanagingdelegating
Transferring authority to another
empowering · trusting · letting go · stepping back · entrusting
overmanagingservant leadership
Leading through service first
coaching · mentoring · facilitating · enabling · supporting
overmanagingempowering
Giving authority or confidence
trusting · neglecting · hands-off · disengaged · uninvolved
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