the.com/micromanagement
Leadership that mistakes control for competence and trust for risk.
means A management style where the boss oversees every small task instead of the outcome, killing autonomy in the name of quality.
from Micro (small) plus management surfaced in 1970s business writing describing bosses who couldn't delegate; the term caught on as corporate hierarchies flattened and control became harder to justify.
turnover drivertop reason employees cite for quitting managers
root causeoften anxiety about being blamed, not distrust of you
ironyproduces the mistakes it fears by disengaging people