micromanage

i had a list. a to-do list. a to-do list while my boss is out of office this week. why i need such list? because #1 - i have a lot of work (duh!) #2 - i find it hard to do actual work when my boss is free and available. don't get me wrong, i love my boss (who happens to be my mentor as well), and we are good friends, but she; like other bosses... tends to micromanage. what does that mean? well, let's look at the real wikipedia, shall we?

micromanagement is a management style where a manager closely observes or controls the work of his or her subordinates or employees. Micromanagement is generally used as a negative term

so anyway, going back to my point about the list, guest what? i only managed to do 25% of it! why do you think??


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because i micromanage too lah!! i dont even have time to do other work, sebab sibuk follow up with my techs' work. to be honest, i dont actually think micromanagement is a negative thing. to me, it's like coaching, like teaching a man how to fish.

so anyway, earlier today we, the young engineers had a session with THE godfather of our company today. and he quoted:

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. - Lao Tzu"

now, it made me feel bad. i micromanage my team all the time... they must have not liked me that much. hehehe. let's look at the real life example and you will understand why.

L.. so have we made this comparison with this number?
C... so what is today's density?
W... so proving on M-971 dah siap?
K... so what do we do about this issue? (i usually know what the answer is, just testing him)
E... pls make this tab red, and the other one white, then have small-small tabs in between them
R.. pls be reminded to call them for MOV status
M.. reports for last loading received?

i should go find a book and learn to be a better leader (and person). will share with you the 'after' result!