Execution control: what it is and what it means

Execution control is the form of supervision that focuses on the operating methods chosen by the team member, intervening with improvised interruptions instead of planned check-ins. Perceived by the team member as distrust regardless of the intention of whoever exercises it, it creates dependence on the manager and reduces or eliminates the autonomy transferred. It is often reactive to the delegator's insecurities, not designed in the briefing. When execution control replaces outcome control, delegation remains formal but empty of content.

Distinctive: improvised interruptions
Distinctive: often reactive to the delegator's insecurities
Essential: operating methods chosen by the team member
Essential: creates dependence on the manager
Constant: reduces or eliminates the autonomy transferred

Glossary

Execution control

Oversight of the operating methods a team member uses to carry out a delegated task, exercised through unplanned interruptions and regardless of result criteria.