Get to know Micromanaging better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Micromanaging meaning
present participle and gerund of micromanage
Using Micromanaging
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of micromanage
- In the example corpus, micromanaging often appears in combinations such as: micromanaging is, micromanaging their, and micromanaging.
Context around Micromanaging
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Micromanaging
- In this selection, "micromanaging" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, prevent, parents, stop, experts, teachers and business stand out and add context to how "micromanaging" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accommodating a micromanaging boss or and and prevent micromanaging from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "micromanaging" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with micromanaging
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Micromanaging other adults’ financial lives is tough sledding. (8 words)
Barton is concerned about the Board micromanaging the new Road Agent position. (12 words)
Helicopter parents are extremely involved and overprotective, frequently micromanaging their children’s lives. (13 words)
In fact, in most work-related settings the majority of people at least occasionally behave in ways that run counter to their attitudes — whether that means accommodating a micromanaging boss or agreeing to take on a dull project. (38 words)
He said he saw potential in the part of the motion that directs the Homeless Initiative to spearhead the coordination of the emergency response, which he said could streamline decisions and prevent micromanaging from the board. (36 words)
Micromanaging has increased with remote work, Schafer says, as it has caused many employers to feel like they don’t have control over employees’ productivity—even if there’s no evidence that productivity has decreased. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Consider whether their micromanaging is due to a drive to shine in their new role.
Employers and work-from-home staff must tread a fine line between trust, monitoring and micromanaging, experts say, in the new age of remote employment.
He said he saw potential in the part of the motion that directs the Homeless Initiative to spearhead the coordination of the emergency response, which he said could streamline decisions and prevent micromanaging from the board.
John controls the staff, but his micromanaging is hurting the hotel, especially in the kitchen where aspiring pastry chef Scooter is forced to serve frozen food.
Just last month for example, The New York Times about how overactive parents have ruined online school grading systems, while New York Magazine documented the trend of parents micromanaging their kids’ college life.
Micromanaging has increased with remote work, Schafer says, as it has caused many employers to feel like they don’t have control over employees’ productivity—even if there’s no evidence that productivity has decreased.
Micromanaging is a quick way to lose one of the most fundamental factors for team success—trust.
Proponents of that provision, however, contend it stops overreaching and micromanaging on the part of local politicians and that it would protect all North Carolinians from locally-imposed taxes, prohibitions, and other costly regulations.
The Utah legislature must stop micromanaging teachers and creating the potential for the continued removal of sex ed from classrooms.
Helicopter parents are extremely involved and overprotective, frequently micromanaging their children’s lives.
Moreover, forcing beginners to “split” city components in topographical areas can give them a better overview of micromanaging their first city.
I can’t imagine this micromanaging, business decision, type of arrangement will yield positive results.
In fact, in most work-related settings the majority of people at least occasionally behave in ways that run counter to their attitudes — whether that means accommodating a micromanaging boss or agreeing to take on a dull project.
Micromanaging other adults’ financial lives is tough sledding.
Officers had complained for years about the town council’s “micromanaging” and “mishandling” of internal police affairs, according to current and former KPD employees.
Speaking to The Dependent a member of the micromanaging entourage of speechwriters said that while the strategy worked in Kabul, they are still working on backup plans for when it doesn’t.
Barton is concerned about the Board micromanaging the new Road Agent position.
Former Rykiel executives blame, variously: bad artistic decisions; corporate micromanaging; technological myopia; disengaged, faraway investors and a lack of due diligence when Chinese investors bought a majority stake in the company in 2012.
While Popp — who as GM spent much of his time scouting during the season — has never worked with Jones, he said he wouldn’t be standing over Jones’ shoulder micromanaging.
It was definitely that experience of lots of micromanaging” that really changed the writer-director’s perception of studio and independent filmmaking.
Common combinations with micromanaging
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- micromanaging is 3×
- micromanaging their 3×
- and micromanaging 2×
- of micromanaging 2×