From the course: More Leadership Lessons from Bad Bosses
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How to stop yourself from being the helicopter manager
From the course: More Leadership Lessons from Bad Bosses
How to stop yourself from being the helicopter manager
How do you stop yourself from becoming a micromanager with helicopter tendencies and become a leader that trusts your team and gives them the space to do their jobs? Start by focusing and aligning on objectives with the team. Make sure you all have a clear understanding of where you're headed and what you want the end result to be. Are you trying to get approval on a new initiative? Is the team trying to influence the leader to change vendors? Or are you providing a monthly update on the state of the business? If there's a company template, of course, use that. If not, let your team create their own template and advise them on key elements. You don't need to provide a step-by-step instruction manual on how to do the job. Guidance is what's important. Coach your team through mistakes and on valuable key practices like ways to present the material, how do they communicate clearly on next steps, and the art of following up. I remember as a first-time manager, I was so proud that I had a…
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