overmanage
English
Etymology
over- + manage
Verb
overmanage (third-person singular simple present overmanages, present participle overmanaging, simple past and past participle overmanaged)
- (transitive, business) To manage excessively; to micromanage.
- 1998, Harvard Business Review on Leadership (page 38)
- Most U.S. corporations today are overmanaged and underled. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.
- 1998, Harvard Business Review on Leadership (page 38)
Antonyms
- undermanage
Related terms
- overmanagement