adjective
- subjected to excessive or unnecessary management or control
Usage: business; organizational
Examples
- The creative team felt overmanaged and couldn’t work efficiently.
- Many employees quit because they were overmanaged by their supervisor.
- The project became overmanaged with too many approval processes.
- She thrived in environments that weren’t overmanaged.
- The startup’s culture became overmanaged as it grew larger.
- Overmanaged departments often show decreased productivity.