Requiresweekly andmonthly activityreports fromevery employeeResistsdelegatingworkTakes on therole of theproject manager,even when onehas alreadybeen assignedContinuallymonitors thebehavior andactivities ofemployees to seewhat they areworking onFocuses onunimportantdetailsLooks at everydetail ratherthan focusingon the biggerperspectiveCommunicateswith employeesoutside ofbusiness hoursvia textFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesSuggestsunrealisticexpectationsanddeadlinesRoutinely asksemployees tostop their workto take care ofemergencyworkIs rarelysatisfiedwithdeliverablesBelieves thatteam membersnever takeinitiative orcome up withnew ideasInsists thatall workprocessesaredocumentedAsks forfrequentupdatesRevises thework ofemployeesafter it hasbeen finishedoverlyinvolvedFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesDoesn't allowemployees toattendmeetings ontheir behalfMeasuresandmonitorseverythingFinds thatteammembersare usuallydemotivatedBecomes irritablewhen decisionsare madeindependentlywithout their inputPrefers tobe cc'd oneveryemailDiscouragesindependentdecision-makingHas anunusuallyhigh turnoverofemployeesRequiresweekly andmonthly activityreports fromevery employeeResistsdelegatingworkTakes on therole of theproject manager,even when onehas alreadybeen assignedContinuallymonitors thebehavior andactivities ofemployees to seewhat they areworking onFocuses onunimportantdetailsLooks at everydetail ratherthan focusingon the biggerperspectiveCommunicateswith employeesoutside ofbusiness hoursvia textFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesSuggestsunrealisticexpectationsanddeadlinesRoutinely asksemployees tostop their workto take care ofemergencyworkIs rarelysatisfiedwithdeliverablesBelieves thatteam membersnever takeinitiative orcome up withnew ideasInsists thatall workprocessesaredocumentedAsks forfrequentupdatesRevises thework ofemployeesafter it hasbeen finishedoverlyinvolvedFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesDoesn't allowemployees toattendmeetings ontheir behalfMeasuresandmonitorseverythingFinds thatteammembersare usuallydemotivatedBecomes irritablewhen decisionsare madeindependentlywithout their inputPrefers tobe cc'd oneveryemailDiscouragesindependentdecision-makingHas anunusuallyhigh turnoverofemployees

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