If you're dealing with a micromanaging boss, being chased for updates, copied into every email and checked before your work is even ready can leave you feeling like you're never trusted to get on with it.

In this episode of Success Subtext, Jag Dhaliwal ACA shares four ways to manage a micromanager, from working out what they're actually worried about to having the conversation when nothing changes.

You'll learn where micromanaging usually comes from, how to communicate so your manager isn't left guessing, and how to make it easy for them to step back and trust you to get on with it.

In this episode:

- The three places micromanaging comes from: trust, pressure and control

- Why overseeing your work is part of your manager's job

- How to spot what's important to your manager

- The difference between visibility and control

- The three-line message to send before you log off

- How to make it easy for your manager to delegate to you

- What to say when you've done everything right and nothing changes

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