[jedberg]

Well you have a few options. You'll have to gauge your own situation to see what you can get away with.

1) Ask him for his deliverables to you frequently. If he's a program manager, presumably part of his job is to fill you in on context and the goings on outside of your group. Ask him for those regularly. Ask him to present the planning and top level vision.

2) Be direct and tell him what you just wrote -- that you expect him to delegate and trust and not dictate now that he's been promoted.

[yters]

I've done #2 a number of times, and #1 is a great idea, too. If I keep him focused on #1, it'll be harder for him to hop the line.