From the course: How to Work with a Micromanager
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Continue building your relationship
From the course: How to Work with a Micromanager
Continue building your relationship
- Improving your relationship with a micromanaging boss doesn't happen overnight. You can't expect to go from having a boss who's white-knuckling it to someone who is running around gifting you new projects with no strings attached. Unfortunately, these things take time. Here are five strategies you can use to continually improve your relationship with your micromanaging boss. Number one, take ownership. It is so easy to blame the micromanager and not take ownership for our own actions. Not only does looking inward keep us humble and honest, that action may inspire your manager to do the same. Number two, know your worth. One of the narratives I believed when I worked with a micromanager was that I wasn't good enough. But I realized that that statement was actually a huge lie. I decided that I was good at my job with room to improve always, of course, but that I was confident in my skills and I knew I could…
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