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How micromanagement is killing your business

If you are a line manager, CEO, entrepreneur or owner of a small business, you probably think being a part of every little task in your company is a good idea. Well, think again. You could slowly be suffocating your business’s performance unknowingly. Here are ways that micromanagement will eventually kill your company.

Them vs Us culture – A team being micromanaged does not bond because of the success of the company. They will likely team up against the boss because they share a common ‘enemy’.  And that is misplaced energy that should instead, be channeled towards working on the company vision. Hire people you can trust to get their job done effectively. If they can’t, it may be time to fire and hire new people.

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