micromanage
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micromanage — mi‧cro‧man‧age [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌmænɪdʒ ǁ kroʊ ] verb [intransitive, transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to organize and control every part of a job, project etc, especially in a way that annoys the people doing the work: • He does not micromanage the company s… … Financial and business terms
micromanage — (v.) by 1982, from MICRO (Cf. micro ) + MANAGE (Cf. manage) (v.). Related: Micromanagement; micromanaged; micromanaging … Etymology dictionary
micromanage — [mī΄krō man′ij] vt. micromanaged, micromanaging to manage or control very closely, as by making decisions about even the smallest details, often so as to be regarded as acting inefficiently or counterproductively micromanagement n … English World dictionary
micromanage — UK [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌmænɪdʒ] / US [ˈmaɪkroʊˌmænɪdʒ] verb [transitive] Word forms micromanage : present tense I/you/we/they micromanage he/she/it micromanages present participle micromanaging past tense micromanaged past participle micromanaged showing… … English dictionary
micromanage — verb Date: 1976 transitive verb to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details intransitive verb to direct or conduct the activities of a group or an enterprise by micromanaging them • micromanagement noun • micromanager noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
micromanage — micromanagement, n. /muy kroh man ij/, v.t., micromanaged, micromanaging. to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details. [1985 90] * * * … Universalium
micromanage — mi|cro|man|age [ˈmaıkrəuˌmænıdʒ US krou ] v [T] to organize and control all the details of another person s work in a way that they think is annoying >micromanagement n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
micromanage — mi|cro|man|age [ maıkrou,mænıdʒ ] verb transitive to control every part of a business or system in a way that is not necessary or useful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
micromanage — v. administer details in a meticulous manner; supervise in a controlling way … English contemporary dictionary
micromanage — verb N. Amer. control every aspect, however minor, of (an enterprise or activity). Derivatives micromanagement noun micromanager noun … English new terms dictionary
