{"id":3407,"date":"2019-10-07T13:28:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T11:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dazzlepop.net\/site\/?p=3407"},"modified":"2020-05-05T13:18:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T11:18:36","slug":"4-ways-to-inspect-what-you-expect-without-being-a-helicopter-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dazzlepop.net\/site\/4-ways-to-inspect-what-you-expect-without-being-a-helicopter-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways To Inspect What You Expect Without Being A Helicopter Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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4 Ways To Inspect What You Expect Without Being A Helicopter Boss. Give employees freedom, but continue to hold them accountable to promote a healthy environment of ownership, mutual respect, and productivity.\u00a0GETTY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nobody likes a hoverer. Especially <\/em>not your employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when it comes to your business, you have a responsibility to ensure things are getting done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to earn that \u201cWorld\u2019s Best Boss\u201d title, you need to know the difference between holding employees accountable and micromanaging their every move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, you gotta inspect what you expect effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Ways To Inspect What You Expect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My dad always said the phrase, \u201cInspect what you expect.\u201d And because my dad was the most influential person in my life growing up, I always carried this advice in the back of my mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little did I know it would become the motto I lived by in business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choosing to inspect what I expect while also giving my employees (i.e., my co-workers) ownership of their jobs wasn\u2019t always my knee-jerk reaction. Trust me when I say I\u2019m a Type A personality. That means I\u2019m inherently ambitious, competitive, and\u2014you guessed it\u2014controlling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So yes, I had to keep myself in check, back off a little, and let my co-workers do their thing. My employees needed to grow and I needed to run my business. There was no way micromanaging would fit into my business model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, deciding not to micromanage doesn\u2019t mean that the workplace is a free-for-all. My co-workers know what I expect from them, and they come up with their own innovative methods of getting things done. And yes, I make a point to check-in with them, answer any questions, and offer encouragement or guidance.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a number of benefits of saying no to micromanaging and yes to accountability. Inspecting what you expect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n