the_arun parent
I think "Trust" is the primary reason for Micromanaging. If a person doesn't trust their subordinates they try to micromanage. This just doesn't happen at work, at home as well (eg. between parents & kids).
If someone doesn't "trust" their team, I think they should also look inward at their own expectations. I've definitely seen micromanagers who should be able to trust their team but due to their own sense of pride/narcissism/whatever you want to call it, they believe they need to get personally involved.
This is a recurring joke in design, where a CEO hires a designer only to throw away all their feedback and build something hideous.
Strongly agree here. Micromanaging is a sign of a manager in over their head more than an environmental problem. It manifests as a lack of trust, but you don’t really fix the underlying cause by addressing only the lack of trust.
I don't manage people but something I've seen several times are colleagues that are very talented but are just straight up lazy. The company would lose talent if they fire them but at the same time somebody needs to be there pushing them so they finish their tasks in a reasonable amount of time.