For the past month I’ve been working with a company that’s sending its sales staff home to work. The company has finally realized that through technology including videoconferencing and e-mail, their staff can be just as productive in their individual home offices as they are under the corporate thumb.

There’s only one problem: the sales manager is a micromanager. I’m not only helping their staff make a smooth transition from a corporate office to a home office, I’m teaching the sales manager how to let go and let his staff work on their own. If he can’t change his controlling ways, the company is going to let him go.

In the Management Excellence article “Leadership Caffeine-Give Your People Room to Run,” Art Perry shares 11 ways to avoid micromanaging. These tips apply to anyone with a large or small staff or someone who works with a team of freelancers. [Read more...]