Jo Miller, CEO of Women's Leadership Coaching Inc

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Did You Micromanage Someone Today?

I recently met with a manager who is transitioning into a new role (fantastic!!) and is training her replacement.nnWe were discussion the difficulties of handing over her work to the new hire, so just for fun I role-played how delegation usually works:nnStep 1... DELEGATE: Give them a task.nnStep 2... PROD: Follow up a few days later and ask "Did you get it done?" (accompanied by a wild finger-jabbing gesture).nnStep 3... Wake up to the fact that you've just become your worst

August 16, 2007