114326 42 Business & Finance Management & Business Skills Managing Employees true Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:02:58 -0800 /system/videos/2/26/43/11/114326.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, business, work, workplace How To Micromanage Like a Real Ass**** http://www.howcast.com/videos/114326-How-To-Micromanage-Like-a-Real-Ass http://www.howcast.com/videos/114326-How-To-Micromanage-Like-a-Real-Ass/edit approved 130 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=114326"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=114326" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 14 pancakes81 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/114326/Picture_3_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 2547 false false false 54023 1 25 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/114326/25.jpg Control, critique, choke Repeat the mantra “control, critique, choke” while imagining that you are a giant octopus with tentacles capable of reaching all those who report to you.

]]> 54024 2 35 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/114326/35.jpg Document wasted time Note what time your staff comes into the office and how long they take for lunch. If possible, monitor time spent on personal calls and chatting with coworkers. Document this information for future use.

]]> 54025 3 47 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/114326/47.jpg Overexplain Assign a task, spelling out in painful detail how it should be done. Remember, nothing is too obvious to explain.

]]> 54026 4 55 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/114326/55.jpg Monitor Ten minutes later, go over to monitor how much progress has been made and make certain everyone is following your directions to a T.

]]> 54027 5 64 Tip Interrupt the employees at 15-minute intervals and ask for status updates.

]]> 54028 6 71 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/114326/71.jpg Squash dissent If an employee suggests approaching the task another way, shut him down quickly and forcefully.

]]> 54029 7 79 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/114326/79.jpg Interrupt Schedule frequent progress meetings throughout the day.

]]> 54030 8 83 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/114326/83.jpg Find tiny errors While carefully reviewing someone’s work, be sure to find at least one error so you can return the submission. Check the font, line spacing, margins—all the minutia. Indicate any errors in bold red pen.

]]> 54031 9 97 Tip Make sure to create expectations that they could never fulfill—but don’t bother to communicate them until they’ve failed. This is an excellent way to encourage someone to quit.

]]> 54032 10 108 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/114326/108.jpg Correct mistakes Tell the employee how to correct each mistake, taking more time to explain than it would to simply do it.

]]> 54033 11 116 Fact According to one survey, 79% of workers say they have been micromanaged, with 71% indicating that it has interfered with their ability to perform their job.

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