Is rarelysatisfiedwithdeliverablesCommunicateswith employeesoutside ofbusiness hoursvia textRoutinely asksemployees tostop their workto take care ofemergencyworkDiscouragesindependentdecision-makingFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesPrefers tobe cc'd oneveryemailRequiresweekly andmonthly activityreports fromevery employeeHas anunusuallyhigh turnoverofemployeesFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesBelieves thatteam membersnever takeinitiative orcome up withnew ideasMeasuresandmonitorseverythingTakes on therole of theproject manager,even when onehas alreadybeen assignedRevises thework ofemployeesafter it hasbeen finishedContinuallymonitors thebehavior andactivities ofemployees to seewhat they areworking onBecomes irritablewhen decisionsare madeindependentlywithout their inputoverlyinvolvedSuggestsunrealisticexpectationsanddeadlinesResistsdelegatingworkFinds thatteammembersare usuallydemotivatedFocuses onunimportantdetailsAsks forfrequentupdatesDoesn't allowemployees toattendmeetings ontheir behalfInsists thatall workprocessesaredocumentedLooks at everydetail ratherthan focusingon the biggerperspectiveIs rarelysatisfiedwithdeliverablesCommunicateswith employeesoutside ofbusiness hoursvia textRoutinely asksemployees tostop their workto take care ofemergencyworkDiscouragesindependentdecision-makingFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesPrefers tobe cc'd oneveryemailRequiresweekly andmonthly activityreports fromevery employeeHas anunusuallyhigh turnoverofemployeesFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesBelieves thatteam membersnever takeinitiative orcome up withnew ideasMeasuresandmonitorseverythingTakes on therole of theproject manager,even when onehas alreadybeen assignedRevises thework ofemployeesafter it hasbeen finishedContinuallymonitors thebehavior andactivities ofemployees to seewhat they areworking onBecomes irritablewhen decisionsare madeindependentlywithout their inputoverlyinvolvedSuggestsunrealisticexpectationsanddeadlinesResistsdelegatingworkFinds thatteammembersare usuallydemotivatedFocuses onunimportantdetailsAsks forfrequentupdatesDoesn't allowemployees toattendmeetings ontheir behalfInsists thatall workprocessesaredocumentedLooks at everydetail ratherthan focusingon the biggerperspective

Micromanagement bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Is rarely satisfied with deliverables
  2. Communicates with employees outside of business hours via text
  3. Routinely asks employees to stop their work to take care of emergency work
  4. Discourages independent decision-making
  5. Feels that if a task is to be done right, they should do it themselves
  6. Prefers to be cc'd on every email
  7. Requires weekly and monthly activity reports from every employee
  8. Has an unusually high turnover of employees
  9. Feels that if a task is to be done right, they should do it themselves
  10. Believes that team members never take initiative or come up with new ideas
  11. Measures and monitors everything
  12. Takes on the role of the project manager, even when one has already been assigned
  13. Revises the work of employees after it has been finished
  14. Continually monitors the behavior and activities of employees to see what they are working on
  15. Becomes irritable when decisions are made independently without their input
  16. overly involved
  17. Suggests unrealistic expectations and deadlines
  18. Resists delegating work
  19. Finds that team members are usually demotivated
  20. Focuses on unimportant details
  21. Asks for frequent updates
  22. Doesn't allow employees to attend meetings on their behalf
  23. Insists that all work processes are documented
  24. Looks at every detail rather than focusing on the bigger perspective