Eric Spiegel makes a tough point about managing IT professionals in this article:
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/col...le.php/3711876
"This behavior does not just apply to work attendance. What would you do if an employee consistently delivers projects a couple of days late, but the work delivered is outstanding? Or what if the employee doesn’t return customer calls on time, but when he does, the answers are on the money and the customers aren’t complaining? My guess is you have experienced many more behaviors that push the envelope on accountability."
What's your take? Is he too much of a micromanager?