First off, what are the differences between macro management
and micro managements? In Macro-management, broader businesses require larger
management skills by leaders and executives. Micro-management is the process of
a leader staying fully involved in every aspect of the business including
managing the progress and statuses of their employees.
The quick and straightforward explanation for micromanagement
failures is that it harbors a sense of distrust and wastes valuable resources.
Macro management encourages a trusting environment where you emphasize the
unique skills of your team members and utilize their strengths to supplement
areas of weakness. In micro management, a leader often wastes extra hours
needed on development, planning, and strategy.
Managing large teams is no easy task, as each additional
person’s individual needs affects your own performance. To be consistent, there
are many macro management methods that can be utilized in a corporate
environment. For starters, you should focus on assigning specific tasks to
project leaders that have more expertise in specific skill sets. You can also
help that same project leader by assigning team members who can provide
valuable insight into their research, development and deliverability. While one
project leader may champion a specific project, many team members can be
individual contributors in terms of relative data, procedures and helping to
review results.
The key is to expand your limits by developing leadership in
your team members and creating unique opportunities that are rewarding to the
employee.
Many micromanagers find themselves worn out thin and
frustrated because they don’t consider their time as a valuable resource. The
way to address the concerns that micromanagement is supposed to help improve is
by creating clear policies, fluid procedures, failsafe contingency plans, and
robust analytics. If you spend time training and developing your employees
early on, then you won’t feel stuck when someone makes an error or is unable to
perform their job.
Chady Salim is a telecommunications executive that has the
knowledge to macro-manage over 400 employees at once. He uses a unique strategy
that aligns with his business objectives to keep the flow of the operations
functioning at high-quality levels.
