The Right Side of ‘My Way or the Highway’
By Kelly Riggs | Sales + Leadership
Seemingly every time a leader is faced with a difficult decision that adversely affects someone else, the first criticism is simple: “He/she is just a micromanager. It’s ‘my way or the highway.’” Yes, micromanagers are very common, but decisions that people don’t like or agree with don’t automatically signal micromanagement. This would mean a leader who makes any decision is, by definition, a micromanager if anyone disagrees with the decision. Which is quite ridiculous.
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