VN💡 Two Sides of the Same Coin: When “Micromanagement” is Just Miscommunication
You might have seen this play out before. A manager constantly asks for updates, wants to see every draft, and insists on knowing each small detail.
From the employee’s lens, this feels suffocating.
“She doesn’t trust me. She wants control over everything. Maybe she doesn’t like me.” But from the boss’s lens, the story sounds very different.
“I just want to know what’s happening. I hate being caught off guard when my manager asks questions I can’t answer.”
Two different stories — same situation. And that’s how tension starts to build.
⚖️ The Reality Check
What looks like micromanagement to one person might actually be a lack of communication to another.
When updates are infrequent or incomplete, a manager naturally feels anxious and asks for more details. The more they ask, the more the employee feels distrusted — creating a loop of frustration and misunderstanding.
⚙️ The Immediate Cost
- Repetition and wasted time
- Emotional exhaustion on both sides
- Slow decision-making and lost momentum
⏳ The Long-Term Damage
- Eroding trust and psychological safety
- Unfair performance evaluations
- Quiet quitting — when employees mentally check out long before they leave
At GTI, we see this pattern in countless workplaces — where intention and perception collide.
In our course “Successful at Work”, we help professionals decode these hidden dynamics and learn how to manage up and across with clarity, empathy, and confidence. Because success isn’t only about doing your job well — it’s about understanding both sides of the coin.
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