But most of the time when you see a boss micromanaging, the root cause isn’t sadism, it’s fear. There are lots of reasons why bosses experience fear. Some bosses fear a loss of control. But the fear most responsible for causing bosses to micromanage is that 48% of bosses like to be seen as experts and authority figures. And faced with those fearful emotions, most leaders would naturally start micromanaging.

Source: Forbes March 12, 2017 13:28 UTC