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    More than 80 percent of respondents in a recent survey are unhappy at work. But IT industry pundits say that has as much to do with the current economic environment as it does with individual workplaces.

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    ...you are reluctant to let your team make decisions or insist on being involved in every aspect of their jobs. Here are some signs that you may be a micromanager who is sending the wrong signals to your team.

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    When a senior manager steals all the credit for your team's good work, morale plummets and ill-will skyrockets. Find out what you can do about it.

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  • You might be a micromanager if...

    ...you are reluctant to let your team make decisions or insist on being involved in every aspect of their jobs. Here are some signs that you may be a micromanager who is sending the wrong signals to your team.

  • Beware of the yes-man

    An overly agreeable employee that starts out as a nice addition to the staff can turn out to be a chronic source of problems. Any employee who agrees to everything is not doing you any favours.

  • 10 signs that you aren't cut out to be a developer

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    Sure, it keeps turning out shiny new iBooks. But the big news from Apple lately has been apps like Keynote and iLife. Is Apple turning into a software company?

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