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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, it sounds like you may be micro managing him.  Why do you  need to tell him exactly how to manage a meeting he is facilitating?  Why not trust to see that he can manage it?  Why are you making minor edits on a document that three other people are seeing?  You should either be having major input into the document at some stage, or not editing at all if it's just "minor."  He does sound like he has an attitude problem, but it also sounds like it's not clear that you are adding any value by managing him.  Which is likely why he tried to go straight to the "big boss." [/quote]

well, honestly because he gets it wrong when I don't tell him.  And I get in trouble when he gets it wrong.

My job is to oversee his work and that's what I'm doing.  I didn't even know about the document until today when all this came about.  Usually there are not minor edits - I am re-drafting significant portions of his work product.  And it's not grammar or style, it's adding entire sections that are relevant that he didn't bother to include.

Regarding the agenda issue - if you knew that XYZ had to be part of all meetings and when your employee shared an agenda with you that didn't include XYZ.  What would you do?  Would you let your employee know?  That's all I did - say "hey, just make sure XYZ is included"  That's not micromanaging.  Micromanaging would have changed the order of the meeting items, told employee what should be included, etc.  I'm being sincere here when I say - what would you do differently to ensure he does it right?

[quote]but it also sounds like it's not clear that you are adding any value by managing him.  Which is likely why he tried to go straight to the "big boss[/quote]

I did smile at this comment, though, because I am sure this is exactly what he thinks.  It's not true, but it's funny how you picked up on exactly what he thinks.  He actually thinks there's no reason for even my boss to review or approve documents.  He thinks he should be able to operate in his own bubble without having to go through any approval process.

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I'm not going to argue with you on the details, but it seems pretty clear that this is an employee who appreciates more autonomy than you're giving him.  He's TOLD YOU he feels micromanaged.  You're the manager, so you need to figure out how to approach this situation so you can both ensure the quality of his work, and give him the space that he needs to do a good job.  If you think his work product is poor, that's a whole separate issue.  [/quote]

it's clear that he feels micromanaged. it is appears that his work is subpar. he is not a superstar that is best left alone.[/quote]

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