Gerry is a department manager in a semiconductor related
organization. He is workaholic and a micro manager; he is always first to
report for work and last to leave the office. He is very particular with every
detail of the work of his subordinates. Therefore, it seems to him that there
is not enough time for him to accomplish what he is supposed to accomplish.
Nothing is wrong with Gerry’s being workaholic but being a
micro manager? A micro manager is a boss who is a control freak and obsessed
with his power. When a boss has this
mentality it strongly signifies his lack of trust towards his subordinates.
Lack of trust which constricts his productivity.
When we throw out of the window our micromanagement styles,
we also begin to invite trust to come into our doors. What can trust do to our
workplace environment? Trust invites workplace productivity and our employees’ cooperation
and engagement. Employees who are trusted are motivated to work hard thus they
are productive citizens of the organization.
But how are we going to communicate trust? Is it enough to
tell our subordinates that we trust them and that’s it already? Of course not! Among
other things, trust is communicated by loosening overly restrictive
organizational control mechanism.
By sharing vital but not classified information to our
subordinates. This we can best do during staff meetings or even during ordinary
workplace conversation. When we share information to our subordinates, we
communicate to them that they belong and are close to us. This solidifies the
bond amongst the manager and subordinates and it also creates an invisible
feeling of responsibility.
When we bequeath trust to our subordinates, we also
eliminate our micromanagement and control freak styles of management. Which are
counterproductive to an organization for it stifles productivity and
growth.
But of course, we have to carefully choose
the subordinates whom we would bestow trust. We should not trust our
subordinates simply because they are close to us. We should trust those who are
competent, hard workers and those who have potential for growth. – Marino J.
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