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micromanagement

American  
[mahy-kroh-man-ij-muhnt] / ˌmaɪ kroʊˈmæn ɪdʒ mənt /

noun

  1. the control of an organization or activity with excessive attention to detail such that larger issues are neglected.


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Sometimes what we perceive as micromanagement is just workplace culture.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

He said court review of TPS decisions was barred to prevent "judicial micromanagement" of foreign policy determinations.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

“When there is less competition and more micromanagement on the government side, no matter the country or the system, it is creating a less effective economy,” says Péter Virovácz, an ING senior economist in Budapest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

The 46% of Monster.com poll respondents who identified micromanagement as a reason to leave a job may have found the version Chef Fields exerted on Carmy particularly uncomfortable.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2024

Reviews are complaining about micromanagement and then employees were saying that the founders were micromanaging their response to this.

From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2023

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