Without reference the way I understand it micromanaging means a manager goes too deep into the topics they are managing.
A manager should give the broad strokers and directions and their subordinates should work out the details. If a manager manages in such a way they basically end up doing the complete mental work themselves, they are micromanaging.
This might be bad for two reasons: first the manager themselves might loose the big picture, second the subordinates loose interest in their job because there is no challenge, no creative freedom, no wiggle room and no trust in their work. If you want your subordinates to grow and improve you need to give them work with which they can learn and grow and you need to have a certain level of trust in their ability — all things a micromanaging manager will not need to do.
That being said it is not micromanagement if a manager goes into the topic deep once in order to explain it to their subordinates — if they do it constantly then it becomes micromanaging.
A manager should give the broad strokers and directions and their subordinates should work out the details. If a manager manages in such a way they basically end up doing the complete mental work themselves, they are micromanaging.
This might be bad for two reasons: first the manager themselves might loose the big picture, second the subordinates loose interest in their job because there is no challenge, no creative freedom, no wiggle room and no trust in their work. If you want your subordinates to grow and improve you need to give them work with which they can learn and grow and you need to have a certain level of trust in their ability — all things a micromanaging manager will not need to do.
That being said it is not micromanagement if a manager goes into the topic deep once in order to explain it to their subordinates — if they do it constantly then it becomes micromanaging.