micromanage
verb
mi·cro·man·age
ˌmī-krō-ˈma-nij 
micromanaged; micromanaging; micromanages
: to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details
: to direct or conduct the activities of a group or an enterprise by micromanaging them
Examples of micromanage in a Sentence
He micromanaged every detail of the budget.
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This means letting go of the impulse to micromanage and instead focusing on outcomes rather than processes.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
And this is a slippery slope that is going to just cause people who are already struggling to be micromanaged by the government.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Better yet, why did the news of this workout get blasted out so nationally and publicly late Monday before a slew of Tuesday media reports sought to correct and micromanage the narrative?
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Rather than micromanaging, set clear performance expectations and empower employees to take ownership of their roles.
—Jacob Kupietzky, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
And this is a slippery slope that is going to just cause people who are already struggling to be micromanaged by the government.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Better yet, why did the news of this workout get blasted out so nationally and publicly late Monday before a slew of Tuesday media reports sought to correct and micromanage the narrative?
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Rather than micromanaging, set clear performance expectations and empower employees to take ownership of their roles.
—Jacob Kupietzky, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for micromanage
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“Micromanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micromanage. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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