Trust

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:33:58 +0200

Trust is the willingness of one party (the trustor) to become vulnerable to another party (the trustee) on the presumption that the trustee will act in ways that benefit the trustor.

– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_(social_science)

Whether the trustee will act in a certain way or not, doesn’t not only depend on their intentions, but also their ability.

One kind of trust “is a measure of belief in the honesty, fairness, or benevolence of another party”.¹ And the other kind depends on the skills and competences they have to actually benefit the trustor – or at least not harm them.

Micromanaging up

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 14:18:49 +0200

Wikipedia defines micromanagement like this:

In business management, micromanagement is a management style whereby a manager closely observes and/or controls and/or reminds the work of their subordinates or employees.

– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromanagement

While the term management style makes it sound micromanagement is somewhat a choice, I more think of it as rooted in insecurities, incompetence, wrong priorities, lack of trust and maybe many more things. So, less of a deliberate choice, but a consequence of something, or the lack thereof.

Management on /prəˈtruːd/

Trust

Micromanaging up