micromanaging

Micromanaging is defined as attempting to control every part of something, no matter how small or inconsequential.

(verb)

If you are overseeing a team of employees and you want to control every single thing that they do, down to what type of paperclips they use and when they make phone calls, this is an example of micromanaging.

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