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by justbaker 2441 days ago
Does the employee deliver? That should be a yes/no answer. Micromanging employees minutes is an ineffective distraction to reaching that goal of delivery. The more autonomous each is while still moving in the direction of the common goal of the team, the more trusted they can be.
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Absolutely. You will get the best work out of an employee if they have as much autonomy and creative input as possible. I've never understood why that's so difficult for a lot of managers to realize. I suspect most people aren't cut out for leadership because they don't have the trust, confidence or lack of ego required to motivate people without power tripping on them.
>> Micromanging employees minutes is an ineffective distraction to reaching that goal of delivery.

i would say that it is a very quick way for employee to reach towards a new company.