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overmanaged

overmanaged is the simple past and past participle of overmanage.

Meaning of overmanage

Verb

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

  1. (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

Questions about overmanaged

What is overmanaged the simple past and past participle of?
Overmanaged is the simple past and past participle of overmanage.

Words near overmanaged in the dictionary

  1. overmake
  2. overmakes
  3. overmaking
  4. overman
  5. overmanage
  6. overmanaged
  7. overmanagement
  8. overmanages
  9. overmanaging
  10. overmanipulate
  11. overmanipulated

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