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Help! How Solve Issue? |
| Message Name: |
It's not the gender, it's the management style |
| Date Posted: |
03/25/2003 |
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I'm female, so I can ask this. ;o)
Why is it always a WOMAN when I hear of -- or encounter -- a manager who talks one talk but walks another walk, and feels compelled to micromanage subordinates?
Is it insecurity?
Perfectionism?
Or what?
Don't women managers realize how destructive this is?
Don't these women's managers ever pay attention to what's going on, and coach them to loosen up, delegate, and let their subordinates succeed, too? |
| Message: |
I worked at MCI/WorldCom in one of many marketing groups. My manager was a guy and was a huge control freak. He micro-managed. It is not a good management style. It doesn't empower you, and it's very hard to be successful in this type of situation.
My manager was very condecending to the women who worked for him. Which only adds insult.
It's more about their insecruity, their problems, their issues. Their saving their own butts. These types don't change. You can try and involve your manager's supervisor, but my guess is, it will only backfire and make things worse (which is typical fair these days in the business world). Next layoff, you would be out. Many middle managers (not all though) watch out for themselvers. Don't take it personaly. It's this manager's issues. If it grates on you to work with this type (it does me), then I suggest trying to transfer within the company to another group as well as maybe looking for another avenue outside the company. Why waste time and your tallents.
My two cents.
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