> Then fix it.
That's easier said than done. It assumes that the micromanager has enough self-awareness and listening skills. If he had, maybe he wouldn't be a micromanager. I tried to fix it but eventually it was one of the biggest reason I left the company.
>> If there are so many ways standups can go wrong maybe its not a good generic tool after all?
> I don't think that's a useful conclusion to draw. Standups go wrong if they are too long, and that's about the only way they can fail.
Micromanagement is another way we already mentioned. Fabulating stories about work done as a means of avoidance is another (as your sibling suggests). I'd say there are even more ways they can fail in general. In specific cases they might still be indispensable.
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