overmanage

English

Etymology

over- +‎ manage

Verb

overmanage (third-person singular simple present overmanages, present participle overmanaging, simple past and past participle overmanaged)

1. (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.

Antonyms

• undermanage

Related terms

• overmanagement