overmanage en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + manage.
Meanings
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(transitive) To manage excessively; to micromanage.
Most U.S. corporations today are overmanaged and underled. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.
1998, Harvard Business Review on Leadership, page 38:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overmanaged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overmanaged | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overmanaging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overmanages | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |