Finding The Balance

As with everything in life, there is a balance to management.

One of my previous employers bordered on extreme micromanagement. She scheduled everything. Literally everything. There is definitely such a thing as over-involvement in your employees work.

Another of my managers leaned more to the other extreme, whose lack of involvement allowed drama and incompetence to grow.

The sweet spot is somewhere in between: structure is necessary in the workplace, but so is freedom. A manager must be available to their employees, not too involved and not too distant.