I have been thrown into a few leadership positions in my life, from being the Senior Patrol leader of my Boy Scout troop, to being the head cook at my job. One unanimous thing that I have failed as a leader in is micromanaging. I have trouble trusting my team to do the job.
The perfect example comes from my coworkers. "You don't tell us what we need to do, you just try to do it all yourself." Thinking back on that and other situations, it is very true. When I get going on a job, I get going on the whole job. I have literally been chased back to my station in the kitchen because of it.
The lesson to be learned is trust. Trust in your team to get the job done. They want to succeed as much you do, and trying to do their job and micromanaging does not help the team's effort, rather it hinders the team. You're not doing your job because you're trying to do theirs.
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