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My Way or the Highway: The Micromanagement Survival Guide

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Having spent twenty-three years in senior management positions, I know that every employed person needs this book. Those who micromanage others will learn how damaging their supervisory straightjacket is to morale and productivity. Those who report to micromanagers will learn tactful strategies for changing their employer's habits and expectations.

Harry Chambers writes with clarity and humor. Frequently, he illustrates his points with case studies, survey reports and real-life incidents.

During my career, I endured several micromanagers, with some of them bordering on micromania. Too bad this book wasn't available then. I would have been better equipped to respond to their annoying, intrusive styles.

I recommend My Way or The Highway enthusiastically. As the subtitle promises, this book serves as The Micromanagement Survival Guide.

Is a micromanager the boss of you? Thanks to Harry Chambers, you're no longer hopeless -- or helpless. In "My Way or the Highway," Chambers offers hundreds of no-nonsense tips for surviving -- even thriving -- with the "micro" boss. If you're serious about fighting back, this book is for you. I highly recommend it.

This book helped me to learn that one can't try to change their boss, but they can change their own communication style to enable the boss to feel more secure.

No one likes micromanagers. They are petty dictators. They constantly interfere with their employees. They waste everyone's time. They hurt morale. They reduce productivity. They make staffers' lives hellish. The problem is, micromanagers exist in almost every office. Nearly eight out of 10 employees report that they work for micromanagers or have in the past. Despite its near universal prevalence, few executives, managers or supervisors acknowledge micromanagement as a personal failing. Harry E. Chambers discusses why micromanagement occurs. He teaches you how to deal with a micromanager - whether you work for that person, or he or she works for you. And he explains how to eliminate your own micromanagement tendencies. getAbstract applauds Chambers for his thoughtful treatise on a common - and odious - problem. Particularly note his recommended tactics for dealing with a micromanager's outbursts proactively before they occur. It's like making sure dynamite doesn't explode by never connecting the fuse.

I just began a new career in teaching after being in the corporate environment for 15 years and this book has arrived just in time. Everyone wants to be my "mentor", "guide", "boss"...this includes my parents. With the steps clearly outlined in this book, I have made informed decisions about how to keep everyone happy, especially myself. If you are starting a new career or want to make your current one better, I recommend this book.

The Micromanagement Survial Guide has given me the tools to handle most all of my issuse that I am stuggleing with in the work place. Clearly written and well laid out Mr.Chambers gets directly to the point. Thank you Mr.Chambers.
Keep them Coming.
Eddie
Atlanta,Ga.

Micromanagement occurs in all directions, insists Harry Chambers, from employees to managers to boards of directors, customers, suppliers, vendors, peers and even personal relationships. The author identifies specific behaviors that comprise micromanagement, such as dominance and control over time and how tasks are carried out; imposition of the will by the raw use of power or authority; excessive, unnecessary requirements for approval of tasks or decisions; intense monitoring; a refusal to delegate and/or accept collaboration; and excessive, unnecessary and redundant reporting requirements. Chambers then offers strategies for dealing with the problem in others, reducing the tendency in ourselves and managing micromanagers. A well-needed addition to any business bookshelf.

If you're working for a micromanager, this book is an eye-opener. It gets to the root of the problem and helps you better understand and cope with your situation.

Also, if you are a manager, and you honestly want to find out if you are perhaps micromanaging your staff, this book will help you realign your management style so that those individuals that report to you can find enjoyment coming to work.

When I started reading this book I wanted to learn how to work more effectively with my micro manager. Well in the process of learning from the book I found out I had a co-worker that is trying to micro manage my activities. This helped to open my eyes to an unseen situation. I will hold on to this book because I'm working on opening my own business and I want to keep it close so it don't/won't kill productivity of myself or my future employees.

I applaud Harry Chambers on his newest book "My Way or the Highway: The Micromanagement Survival Guide". He continues to focus on relationships which effect us both in our professional and personal lives. I have added this new book to my resource library and suggest that those interested in sharpening their skills in dealing with difficult people do the same. Five stars to Mr. Chambers and thank you, once again, for your insight!
Robert Stander