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overmanage

  • a word derived from manage.
    manage
    verb (used with object)
    to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship.

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“I think it’s important from a leadership perspective to not overmanage it, to not be too impulsive,” he said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 27, 2022

“Santorum had a very small, dedicated and super-smart team that did not overmanage his assets,” said Craig Robinson, a former political director of the Iowa Republican Party.

From New York Times Jan. 4, 2012

This approach is in itself an example of a tendency to overmanage the economy.

From Time Magazine Archive