Beware the Pitfalls of Micromanaging Your Employees

Micromanaging has a bad impact on most workers. Managers who hover over their charges and bombard them with queries demoralize them, says psychologist Robert Hogan. In fact, closely monitoring employees' every move often results in "high turnover, high absenteeism, low productivity and low customer relations ratings," Hogan said. When staff morale rises, positive business results follow.