She's Coined the Term "Purposeful Ignorance" to Combat Micromanagement
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I thought I was a great manager until I had to “manage” a 40th surprise birthday celebration for my best friend. That’s when I learned that “being a boss” and delegating tasks is just micromanagement in disguise. I learned that the inclusion of ideas—and empowerment of the people around...
I thought I was a great manager until I had to “manage” a 40th surprise birthday celebration for my best friend. That’s when I learned that “being a boss” and delegating tasks is just micromanagement in disguise. I learned that the inclusion of ideas—and empowerment of the people around me—really did produce better outcomes. So I set out to create a framework that I could use to combat micromanagement—a framework I call Purposeful Ignorance. Join me, and I’ll share actionable steps you can take to combat the micromanager in you.
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I would like some advice around working with a micromanager who takes away your autonomy to grow and power to make decisions, without having my performance suffer from it and still being able to...
By: Alma, Data AnalystPosted on 2020-03-04 -
How can you help promote healthier management practices when dealing with peers or upper management who micromanage?
By: KarenPosted on 2020-03-04 -
I don't have a specific question, but I am very eager to listen in.
By: Amie, Program Project ManagerPosted on 2020-03-03 -
How do you promote your management style in cases where it is at odds with your organisation's style?
By: JoePosted on 2020-03-03 -
what's kind of business acumen needed most in this industry?
By: BoPosted on 2020-03-03 -
What do you recommend for managers striving to shift from more of a hands-on to intentional ignorance management style? How can one begin implementing intentional ignorance?
By: Rebecca, Business ArchitectPosted on 2020-03-02 -
What are the skills that every manager wants in there employee
By: Ruhma, Home makerPosted on 2020-03-02 -
Do you believe in 360 performance reviews in the year 2020? If not, what is a better option to consider in this day and age?
By: DonPosted on 2020-02-29 -
What kind of talents you are looking for?
By: Yu-Chen (Jem)Posted on 2020-02-29 -
Who are your hero’s and why?
By: AllisonPosted on 2020-02-29 -
As an employee how can you deal with being micromanaged?
By: RebeccaPosted on 2020-02-28 -
When you delegate something critical, what steps do you take proactively to avoid falling into micromanagement behaviours as the work progresses?
By: Mary-JaynePosted on 2020-02-28 -
At the end of the year, during appraisals, does the manager take credit for the team’s performance or does he/she able show individual contribution?
By: Devshri, Program Project ManagerPosted on 2020-02-27 -
How to not micro-manager but ensure the quality of deliverable
By: yifeiPosted on 2020-02-26 -
I really like the philosophy of “purposeful ignorance,” but how do you strike the right balance so that when in practice it does not cause tension with those who are doing the micromanaging?
By: A.Posted on 2020-02-24 -
As an employee, I tend to be a "glue" person on teams. So, how can I take these principles to help my supervisor/manager empower my (and other team members') strengths and weaknesses most effectively?
By: Tim, Fullstack DeveloperPosted on 2020-02-22
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