Kommunikation im Team: Neigen Sie zu Mikromanagement?
Haben Sie auch den Drang, im Job alle Details und die Arbeit ihrer Teammitglieder im Blick zu behalten? Wie Sie reagieren können, wenn Kollegen Ihr Verhalten als störend empfinden.
Certain employees tend to engage in micromanagement in their daily work: they oversee the work of colleagues, regardless of their leadership role, inquire about progress, and want to be kept fully informed about every detail. Often, these micromanagers are not aware that their behavior can be annoying to others. Could this be happening to you?
And how best to respond when a peer points it out? Accepting the criticism and reflecting on it "One should definitely accept the criticized criticism and reflect on why one behaves that way," says Evelyn Wurster, team developer and executive coach. Questions such as: Am I concerned that a particular project is successful? Or is it about putting myself and my own performance in the spotlight?
And if it bothers others that I keep asking: How could it run better? Asking without being overbearing "One possibility could be that the person who tends to micromanage withdraws," says Wurster. For example, they could tell the other: "I have an idea on how you could make your work more efficient. Do you want to hear it?" If the person addressed says no, the micromanaging person should accept this.
Another way to make the behavior less annoying is for the person inclined to micromanage to make clear the intention behind their actions, such as: "It may seem overbearing to you that I keep asking for updates. But I need this information to prepare for the important client meeting next week."
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