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Here’s How You Fight Micromanagement
Posted on November 18th, 2020.Micromanagement kills good businesses. Fight it with Shintaku (trust), and as the Japanese proverb says, let the cute child go on their own adventures.
Micromanagement kills good businesses. Fight it with Shintaku (trust), and as the Japanese proverb says, let the cute child go on their own adventures.
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