Founders

In defense of micromanagement

Delegation is over-rated, micro-management is under-rated and misunderstood.

 Zuck talks about this
“probably one of my most controversial leadership or management things is I don’t actually believe in delegating that much. I kinda think like the way a founder should work is you should basically make as many decisions and get involved as in as many things as you can”


Every great founder in my experience  does the above - see Elon or Jensen Huang. 

They are in the details – every technical nuance, every financial model’s implications, every pixel. I rarely see a great company run in any other way.


The natural question that gets asked is: doesn’t this make every leader below them unhappy? I’ll answer this empirically: look at the core leadership team of any of these companies and you’ll see they have the same set of people for many, many years

I completely disagree with this! Micro-management is the absolute worst. Delegating is key to building a strong team and fostering trust. Micromanaging only stifles creativity and demotivates employees. I can't imagine working in an environment where every little decision has to be approved by the founder. Trust your team to do their jobs and focus on the bigger picture. 🙄🤦‍♂️ #TeamDelegation #TrustYourTeam.