micromanage

Etymology

Back-formation from micromanagement.

verb

  1. To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision.
    The employees complained that their boss was micromanaging when she insisted that they account for their time in fifteen-minute intervals.
    As GBR is intended to operate at arm's length from government while also being responsible for implementing a 30-year strategy, it is hoped that the industry will be less micro-managed by ministers and officials at both the DfT and within the Treasury. November 30 2022, Cara Murphy, “A new mindset for GBR”, in RAIL, number 971, page 44

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