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overmanaging

overmanaging is the present participle and gerund 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 overmanaging

What is overmanaging the present participle and gerund of?
Overmanaging is the present participle and gerund of overmanage.

Words near overmanaging in the dictionary

  1. overman
  2. overmanage
  3. overmanaged
  4. overmanagement
  5. overmanages
  6. overmanaging
  7. overmanipulate
  8. overmanipulated
  9. overmanipulates
  10. overmanipulating
  11. overmanned

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