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TERM-065Behavioral

Micromanagement

Oversight that exceeds what the work requires. Micromanagement usually isn't about the work — it's about the manager's anxiety, trust deficits, or inability to let go. The cost isn't just inefficiency. It's the systematic erosion of ownership and initiative in the people being managed.

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