Dear Friend,
Micro Management : Concentrating on the small issues/excessive control/spending more time on details, this is an obsessive disorder at the higher level.
How to control? Naturally, some of the higher officials want to know details with an elaborate instructions given to the lower/subordinates in completing the goal/overcoming the situation for a betterment in the work done. This disorder need be plugged, by giving intensive training how to delegate the powers to the subordinates or the better ones to deal at their own level, this will curtail the senior/higher official to desist from micro management.
Delegating the financial powers in certain cases, purchasing powers, the status of giving rewards/motivating the junior level employers without interfering in their work environment. The culture of the local people/employee should be adhered to or taken into account to avoid micromanagement. The Officials should be well trained/taught to know the local people/employee culture(in case of MNC the official should know the culture of the Nation where he/she can get good deal) culture/attitude of the next below official, Should not implement simple procedures as these will hurt the work culture of the project/organisation, should adhere to the betterment of work rather than for avoidable conflict, should not ask for minute details where the work has to be done/carried out with local people who are not on the roles of organisation.
Always should avoid bullying better call the subordinates for dining and appreciating their work culture in getting the work done, etc.,
The first and the foremost thing of the official is one should know he/she cannot get all the details at his table and the same is good, in avoiding local political interference. This will help him avoid micromanagement at all steps. Mine is not elaborative, only sketchy..
Telecommute : Working from home or working away from the organisation, to avoid micromanagement, better get the work done rather than calling for all details how the work completed. This is not an enquiry report to postmortem, it is the goal need be achieved so supervising is the best criteria rather than going for micromanaging. Micro managing should be given to the supervisor to go and not by the higher official who expect the result rather than for details in elaboration.
(Trust/accountability/attitude/culture are more important and the subordinates should be well informed otherwise the higher official certainly will become a obsessive disorder oriented and there exist micromanagement)
Hope this is simple....