Managing Up: How to Navigate Micromanagers with Confidence with Latina Lewis

Micromanagement can quietly drain your confidence, productivity, and visibility, especially when you are a high-performing project or program manager who knows how to lead.

Join ABWIPPM for a candid and strategic session with Latina Lewis, PMP, designed specifically for professionals navigating high-stakes environments where competence is often questioned and over-scrutiny is normalized. This conversation goes beyond venting. It focuses on power, positioning, and practical strategies you can use immediately.

In this session, Latina will unpack why micromanagement happens, how it shows up in subtle and not-so-subtle ways, and how to respond strategically rather than emotionally. Participants will learn how to shift the dynamic from being overly managed to being recognized as a capable, trusted leader.

Participants Will Learn:

• How to identify the root causes of micromanagement

• Tactical communication strategies that proactively reduce oversight

• Boundary-setting techniques that protect your credibility without confrontation

• How to determine when to adapt, escalate, or strategically disengage

  
  

Attendees will leave with practical scripts, mindset shifts, and concrete strategies they can apply immediately. No career damage. No unnecessary conflict. No shrinking required.

About the Speaker

Latina Lewis, PMP, is a certified Project Management Professional and Owner of Kinsman Point Consulting LLC, where she delivers project management services to businesses across telecommunications, banking, and healthcare industries. With more than 23 years of expertise in training and consulting, Latina has successfully implemented solutions for over 100 clients.

She is proficient in managing both Agile and Waterfall projects, with deep expertise in stakeholder engagement, risk management, and scope definition. Latina is well-versed in tools such as Microsoft Project, Asana, and Zoho, and emphasizes clear milestones, deadlines, and alignment to ensure project outcomes meet client expectations.

In addition to her consulting work, Latina is the Owner and Principal of Travel Wellness LLC, a company specializing in all-inclusive travel experiences for busy professionals and growing businesses. She currently resides in Columbus, Ohio and is originally from Cleveland, Ohio.