tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post7552103703032159361..comments2024-03-18T16:39:23.054-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Quote of the day (repost): why micromanagement is badChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-55321139418370416792015-10-06T22:34:10.366-04:002015-10-06T22:34:10.366-04:00Chad - you're only partially correct. The spa...Chad - you're only partially correct. The span of control of any officer, NCO or team leader is optimally no more than 5-7 people. Any more than that, and the effectiveness drops off rapidly. As a Naval Lieutenant (O-3) and a division officer, my span was 4: A division Chief Petty Officer and 3 group leaders. When I became a Reactor Department Principal Assistant, my span of control went to 2 (A JO and a Chief). Harry Elstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091371872387480309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-71572046950910891192015-10-06T19:47:32.963-04:002015-10-06T19:47:32.963-04:00I think this depends a lot on your position in the...I think this depends a lot on your position in the organization. A Lt. General commands thousands of troops, so of course he is not micromanaging what each does, or even how his handful of subordinate Major Generals accomplish their goals. However, if you are a front line Captain or Sergeant, you can bet you are giving people direct orders to accomplish specific tasks in specific ways.<br /><br />The same is true in the lab. Upper management directives are broad. Front-line managers or senior researchers are emailing people runsheets and specific experiments to run.<br /><br />Ogemaniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396797613368443908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-64137382966728261812015-10-06T18:41:05.522-04:002015-10-06T18:41:05.522-04:00Would that be at the core of the difference betwee...Would that be at the core of the difference between leadership and management?SJnoreply@blogger.com