Now days we see that every organisation want to
grow rapidly. This only happen when the seniors or leaders of the company
delegate their task to the team and focus on how to build up the organisation.
In short if leaders have to change their vision from run the organisation to
build the organisation.
In this process, Delegation of the task plays a
vital role. There is the determined process of delegation. First one should
clear about what to do, then how to do and then make clear the person about why
to do. If any one of the above mentioned not explain clearly then the desired
outcome not happen as per the expectations and then there will arise Micro
Management of tasks. Micro Management is also depends on the personality of the
Leader or Manager.
Today we are going to discuss something about
Micro-Management and its impact on the organisation.
According to me, in all organisations Micro
Management is available at some level knowingly or unknowingly. So first we
know that what the Micro-Management is?
Micro-Management is basically one of the styles
of controlling. Manager or Leader gives some assignment to their employee or
subordinate but somehow they are unable to give required freedom to perform
that task and continuous instructions are coming from their side about that
task regarding very small matter. And the result of that the subordinate or
employee not felt freedom or confidence in himself and end of the day not
perform task as per expectations. Here I want to share one example; recently I
have seen that One Manager give task to his team member about making some
reporting format. Now till when the task is not complete he is giving
continuous instructions about the same like which columns should be used, which font is suitable & colors of the
chart etc.... and at the end that team member was unable to give any of his inputs
in that task.
If we see in the superficial level it sound
good for completing work as per the desired of Manager or Leader for short term
but it is very critical for building a Productive Team.
Let's see the drawback of the Micro-Management
and how it effects the organisation.
1. Diminish the Creativity and Efficiency of
Team:
Creativity only emerge when team member get
freedom for doing his job individually and independently. If Manager wants to
control his team in all matters it ends with the result of that Organisation
don't get Creativity from its Team Members.
2. Don't Feel like Trusted:
"Employees will choose to follow a leader
who instils Trust, Respect and Integrity"- Alison Vidotto
Trust is the very essential to build any
relation weather it's personal or professional. And Trust will build only when
manager or Employer give free hand to perform any task, and If there is
micro-management exist in the organisation Team Member never feel Trusted.
3. Build the Team of Dependents:
To build culture in organisation employer have
to create team of Independent Decision makers. It Increase the Trust, Self
Confidence among the team members. And it is very easy for performing routine
task of any organisation. By creating this kind of culture employer will spare
time for thinking/building the future of organisation. But if employee couldn't
get feeling of involvement or trusted they are not actively participating for
any kind of decision making and not show much interest to give their any
creative inputs.
4. High Employee Attrition Ratio:
According to Forbes "Employee Turnover is
a leadership Problem". Normally we categorised employee in three
categories: Engaged Employee, Not Engaged Employee and Actively Disengaged
employee. In any organisation if there is more Engaged Employee the Attrition
Ratio is less and Vis a Vis.
5. Less Involvement & No Initiate:
As per the above mentioned survey engaged
employees play a very vital role in the progress of the organisation. Increase productivity
and profitability as well.
Thus, Just allow your team member to do their work
at their own, Just inform them what to do and why to do, If needed show them
once how to do but not every time, avoid interference in every little things
because there is a little difference between Micromanaging and Leading.
It is
rightly said by Steve Jobs: "It does not make sense to hire smart people
and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do."
All the best to all Leader for being Real Leader...
