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SUBJECT REVIEW: MANAGING PEOPLE INEFFECTIVELY

Assist. Instruct. Haider Fadhel Kadhem & PhD Nisreen Jasim Mohammed

Volume: 10 Issue: 3 2020

Abstract:

This paper spotlights the concept of "micromanager" with regards to managerial relationship between managers and employees. Micromanager can lead its co-workers to be less productivity. Monitoring each and every working detail results a daunting mission and a bad habit. Intervening and setting job priorities for employees could create a convulsive relationship between the manager and the followers. The aim of this subject review is to clarify the characteristics or symptoms of micromanager and what effects that can bring on the functional relationship in the long term. That can be perceived through knowing at what level of involving, collaborating, directing, communicating, and monitoring become micromanagers from the perspective of employees. The significance of this paper includes some advice and guidance about how to deal with micromanager to avoid engaging in functional conflicts. The review concluded what the micromanager should do in order to instill confidence within his or her staff

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v10i03.006

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