Family business leaders want to see the business succeed. That’s why when a business problem pops up, they step in and take control of the situation that other leaders in the organization are charged with handling. Their willingness to jump in is admirable. Until it becomes micromanagement.
It’s an understandable gut-reaction to the moment, but micromanagement promotes employee dependency and, sometimes, indifference towards the job to be done. This, in turn, leads to decreased productivity and high turnover.
Check out these ten warning signs of micromanagement—and what you can do if your leadership team is struggling to delegate tasks.
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