[tluyben2]

I am not sure if that is not a very high % of managers though. Talking with colleagues, my own experiences and reading online, it seems large groups of managers need direct control and get very stressed if they do not have that. It is easier to wield your whip if people are actually there to receive the blows.

[fsociety]

Then they will either adapt or be pushed out for managers who don’t need to micromanage and foster trust and responsibility.

[hedora]

Well, we have run a natural experiment. At least where I work, productivity doubled towards the beginning of the pandemic, and has been rising since then.

I imagine part of that is physically separating the micromanagers from their reports. Another big part is not putting everyone in a distracting cube farm.