Management by Control

A common error for new management personnel is they tend to over manage the employees. They want to do a good job to show their boss that they were the right choice for the position, but end up going a bit to the extreme in “managing the staff.”

If the new manager has an insightful supervisor they will recognize what is happening and give guidance to the new manager.  Letting them know that it is okay to ease up on their staff and guide the new manager in ways to lead their staff, which will create a happier environment.

There are those that unfortunately do not receive guidance to learn this valuable lesson and actually like the fact that they are in control or feel that they need to be in control to do their job well. They continue to “micromanage” their employees, which is detrimental to the employees and…