How to Deal with Over-Controlling Bosses
Micromanaging gets everyone nowhere very fast, and having a boss who is over controlling is one of the worst things any employee can deal with; especially when it comes to project management.
There is only so much information which can be relayed at any given time, as the progress of project work very often depends on other people and how they have advanced their own tasks. Dealing with over controlling bosses is something everybody will have to deal with at least once in their life.
When team members become frustrated with their over controlling project manager or when you as a project manager have to deal with an over controlling manager, this can often result in conflict.
While conflict can be productive on occasion, it’s definitely not good when confronting a micro manager. As such, there are some far more professional ways to deal with over controlling bosses.
Let’s get to the basics.