This isn't a note about selecting appropriate technologies.

You don't mow the lawn with scissors because that's a silly approach to the problem. But I know a lot of people who do this with their work. For every project there is an appropriate level of obssessive attention to detail beyond which you are wasting your time and everyone else's as well. No matter what your level of responsibility is in any project, pay attention to the level of detail required for success.

Micromanaging your team is mowing the lawn with scissors. It's not just destructive to their authority (which is bad) it also means that you are WASTING YOUR TIME. Sure, you could mow the lawn with scissors and get every blade of grass to exactly the same height. Or you could get the job done in twenty minutes with a lawn mower and do something USEFUL with the rest of your day.