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micro-manage

To direct or control in a detailed, often meddlesome manner. At the root of virtually all micromanagement is fear. Fear that if they don't do it, no one else will (or no one will do it as well). Fear that the organization will fail, will have horrible things happen to it. Fears about money, about bad press. When individuals behave badly it is usually because they feel their comfort or security is threatened in some way. When boards behave badly (and micromanagement is just one symptom of this), they are usually concerned about the health and safety of the organization. If you can keep in mind that boards micromanage because they care and therefore have fears and concerns, and NOT because they are power hungry control freaks, then you will be better equipped to get them to stop.
Instead of trusting his employees to do their job, Hugo micro-manages every detail - thus, ensuring the project takes longer to finish than necessary.
micro-manage by DeFrog June 22, 2006
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too many letters; didn't manage 

One can say about something inappropriately lengthy. Abbreviation is tml;dm.
x: Dude, you're totally have to check it out!
y: too many letters; didn't manage :(

Micro-Mormon Manage 

to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details; victims of Micro-Mormon Management are most commonly known to release their tensions through smiling, baking Jesus cookies, and trying to convert everyone they know in order to make everyone else's lives just as constrained as their own.
Mark had been so Micro-Mormon Managed that when it came time to go on his mission he had no objections with being sent to Detroit.
Micro-Mormon Manage by FranksG August 23, 2010

Micro Manage 

To look over the shoulders of EVERY last employee you PWN because you want to catch an employee doing something wrong.
Wow, Rick really knows how to manage people. Well, just people that can stand the constant bitching, and holier than thou attitude that Rick, the wannabe "I was a rocker, but now I'm your boss" delivers.
Micro Manage by me July 28, 2004

ass manage 

A person or behavior that brings the concept of micro manage to its logical culmination, that is, one who subjects complete and total anal domination over someone's ass or a collective group of asses.

colloquial
What a pimp does.
THOMAS: "My retardistic boss said that not only did I forget to properly format my TPS report, but I also used the stapler incorrectly in attaching it to the memo and should begin using Rogaine to 'offset the onset of premature balding'."
RICHARD: "Wow. It sounds like you're getting ass managed."
HARRISON: "Yes, this guy is definitely an ass manager."

I have to ass manage these hoes on 21st and Lewis.
ass manage by Danfield August 15, 2006

e-manage 

when a guy maintains and manages a relationship with a girl through texting/social networking in order to keep her on good terms in case he wants to hangout/hookup again. This is usually done by periodical text messages that are short and somewhat flirty. Can also be done by photo likes on instagram, favorites on twitter, etc.
After she met him at a party, he periodically texted her, however never tried to move things forward. She never knew he was simply e-manage-ing her.
e-manage by laura palmer March 20, 2014

Micro manage 

M behman
When he stand around the office or messages you at all hours. Micro management 101
Micro manage by Dolz November 1, 2018