Communicateswith employeesoutside ofbusiness hoursvia textLooks at everydetail ratherthan focusingon the biggerperspectiveRoutinely asksemployees tostop their workto take care ofemergencyworkHas anunusuallyhigh turnoverofemployeesFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesBelieves thatteam membersnever takeinitiative orcome up withnew ideasInsists thatall workprocessesaredocumentedFinds thatteammembersare usuallydemotivatedDiscouragesindependentdecision-makingIs rarelysatisfiedwithdeliverablesDoesn't allowemployees toattendmeetings ontheir behalfBecomes irritablewhen decisionsare madeindependentlywithout their inputRequiresweekly andmonthly activityreports fromevery employeeSuggestsunrealisticexpectationsanddeadlinesRevises thework ofemployeesafter it hasbeen finishedoverlyinvolvedContinuallymonitors thebehavior andactivities ofemployees to seewhat they areworking onAsks forfrequentupdatesTakes on therole of theproject manager,even when onehas alreadybeen assignedFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesResistsdelegatingworkMeasuresandmonitorseverythingPrefers tobe cc'd oneveryemailFocuses onunimportantdetailsCommunicateswith employeesoutside ofbusiness hoursvia textLooks at everydetail ratherthan focusingon the biggerperspectiveRoutinely asksemployees tostop their workto take care ofemergencyworkHas anunusuallyhigh turnoverofemployeesFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesBelieves thatteam membersnever takeinitiative orcome up withnew ideasInsists thatall workprocessesaredocumentedFinds thatteammembersare usuallydemotivatedDiscouragesindependentdecision-makingIs rarelysatisfiedwithdeliverablesDoesn't allowemployees toattendmeetings ontheir behalfBecomes irritablewhen decisionsare madeindependentlywithout their inputRequiresweekly andmonthly activityreports fromevery employeeSuggestsunrealisticexpectationsanddeadlinesRevises thework ofemployeesafter it hasbeen finishedoverlyinvolvedContinuallymonitors thebehavior andactivities ofemployees to seewhat they areworking onAsks forfrequentupdatesTakes on therole of theproject manager,even when onehas alreadybeen assignedFeels that if atask is to bedone right,they should doit themselvesResistsdelegatingworkMeasuresandmonitorseverythingPrefers tobe cc'd oneveryemailFocuses onunimportantdetails

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