Getting less input from workers because managers don’t trust them enough to come up with good ideas
Luke 7:2 (KJV) And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
Luke 7:3 (KJV) And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
One has to ask themselves was this centurion too busy to come himself? He sends the elders of the Jews. Who does this centurion think he is? What is being taught here? Remember Jesus is teaching men and I think if all we see is another person being healed by Jesus we too miss what was being taught here. I think we can learn much about what we call micromanaging. A micromanager is one who wants leaders but doesn’t really trust them. So therefore they tell them to get something done and then tell them how to do it and then make sure they do it the way they said. Micromanaging someone means excessively controlling their work, closely monitoring their actions, and scrutinizing details, often to the point of hindering their autonomy and creativity. It's a management style characterized by a lack of trust and a need to control every aspect of a task's completion. I find it hard to work for a micromanager. They give you a task and then they almost do it themselves. If you have ever worked for one you know what I’m talking about. A micromanager always gets less done by their leaders or managers. I wish I had the time to write about my good friend Ron. He manages a DQ in a small town in Indiana. He is by no way a micromanager and because he isn’t that DQ does unbelievable busy. Why? Simply because he let those who work for him use their own creativity. I was on a board one time under a micromanager. I worked hard at trying to make things happen but kept getting knocked back by the micromanager. I finally resigned because in all the time I was on that board I saw very little change. Here we read of a non micromanager and Jesus had great respect for him. This centurion sends someone else to tell Jesus that he needs Jesus to heal someone important to him. Jesus respects that to the point that we read in verse 9 these words “I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. ” As far as I can tell this Centurion never saw Jesus and Jesus never saw the one he healed. Read it yourself Luke 7:1-10 and see what you think. I remember I was 27 years old. I had just become the Assistant Pastor and was under the leadership of my Pastor. One day he came to me and said we are having a problem and I want you to go take care of it. No how too, not what to say, no when to meet with the parties. I started to say something and he stopped me and said these words “you’ll do fine now get it done.” He probably would have handled it differently but he also knew that if all I did was watch him I would never learn. He never said anything to the nature of how you should have or I would have done it this way. No, not one word of negativity. That’s what Jesus was doing training men. One of the greatest messages I ever heard was on this subject of micromanaging. I learned so much as he taught from Mark 3:14 (KJV) And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Jesus ordained 12 men that they should be with Him, for the purpose to send the forth. One can’t micromanage and send forth because they have nothing to send forth.
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