People with little experience at a task often welcome a degree of close oversight, provided it is given thoughtfully.

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• New managers are more likely to under-manage (be too hands-off) than to micromanage. BKBen Kuhn1 Apr 2025
• Delegation and oversight should be matched to how experienced and autonomous a person is at that specific task, not applied uniformly. BKBen Kuhn23 Apr 2023
• Being skilled at tracking project requirements doesn't make someone skilled at product management. JPJennifer Pahlka30 May 2026
• The small quality moments come from wasting time: if you are not playing or messing around, you won't come to them. CDCharlie Deets29 Jul 2026
• Micromanagement should be aimed at the few decisions that matter, never at how people carry the work out. TFTony Fadell7 Jun 2026

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