How to Use micromanage in a Sentence

micromanage

verb
  • He micromanaged every detail of the budget.
  • The key was not to micromanage them.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
  • Or take a job with a micromanaging boss in exchange for a higher salary?
    — Morgan Smith, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The irony is that the best hires are usually the ones that founders don’t micromanage.
    — Vital Laptenok, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • While this might feel like micromanaging, the goal isn’t to spend precisely that much each time.
    — Mallika Mitra, wsj.com, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Almost every leader has felt the urge to micromanage at some point.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
  • You can’t be truly trusted if you are being micromanaged or scared to make a mistake.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Sit down with them, ask the right questions and guide them to solutions without micromanaging.
    — Michel Koopman, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Teams don’t need a leader who micromanages or claims to have everything figured out.
    — Mike Ott, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Because of the strong bond elephant parents tend to form with their kids, this style can lead to micromanaging kid's feelings.
    — Anna Earl, Parents, 2 July 2025
  • The world today works against any NFL coach who wants to micromanage.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2020
  • Sure, the Pikmin were cute, but micromanaging their every move didn’t seem worth the effort.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
  • No one had to micromanage the construction of lenses, retinas, and all the other parts of an eye.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The first step is to figure out what’s behind your boss’s micromanaging tendencies.
    — Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review, 18 June 2024
  • Most managers who micromanage express that the best way to ensure success is to take control.
    — Mark Samuel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • While leaders are right not to micromanage, being too hands-off can keep them from understanding their team.
    — Cheri Beranek, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Some of them are too harsh or critical, some of them micromanage and make life more difficult, and some of them are just plain boring.
    — Anna Johansson /, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2018
  • That doesn’t mean burning out or micromanaging every detail.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
  • There was no time to micromanage the huge problems Moderna was trying to solve.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 29 May 2022
  • Rebell said the plaintiffs aren’t trying to micromanage schools.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The staff saw this as an affront, accusing him of micromanaging and sowing distrust.
    — Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Regardless of the root cause, a micromanaging boss can erode your motivation to work.
    — Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • Check-ins shouldn't be used to micromanage but rather to promote care, clarity and momentum.
    — Asaf Darash, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Her way might be trying to micromanage everything, and your way might be to have a short fuse with her micromanaging.
    — cleveland, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Washington shouldn't be in the business of micromanaging how people use their own money.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • Most of us have experienced the temptation to micromanage from time to time.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Remote work requires a lot of trust, and that can be hard for some managers -- especially those who tend to micromanage.
    — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 21 May 2021
  • Genuinely wild to watch a couple of hot rich girls micromanage the social media rollout of their friend’s breakup.
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 15 July 2021
  • Some leaders, eager for top performance from their teams, are tempted to micromanage.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The coach wants more out of him, but late in the game, Johnson not only doesn’t have to micromanage his QB.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

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