HR Leaders

Why Micromanagement Kills Performance (And What Works Instead)


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Will Clive, Chief Human Resources Officer at LVT (LiveView Technologies), to unpack what it really takes to build high performing teams in fast growing, high pressure environments without burning people out or killing trust.

Will breaks down why clarity beats control, and why the job of a leader is not to micromanage talent, but to make the destination so clear that teams can figure out the path themselves. He shares how outcome clarity, values driven leadership behavior, and removing low performance quickly are foundational to building real performance cultures.

Most importantly, Will explains the hard trade offs leaders avoid, why keeping low performers quietly poisons teams, how recognizing and stretching top performers matters more than money alone, and why autonomy plus accountability is the only model that scales.


🎓 In this episode, Will discusses:

  1. Why clarity of outcome matters more than controlling execution
  2. The real cost of keeping low performers in high performance teams
  3. How recognition, stretch roles, and responsibility outperform money alone
  4. Why hiring for grit, learning ability, and hunger beats pedigree
  5. How leaders scale by trusting teams and removing roadblocks, not micromanaging


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