I can see GP's point and I don't see it as micromanagement. It's more like intensive investigation. I was "promoted" into management recently and I've had to change my view from "tasks getting done" to "people working together to complete tasks." Getting people to work together fruitfully is pretty difficult and even more difficult when you have a deadline you're shooting for. I don't care as much for reports back to me on progress, but I definitely like to see communication between those doing the task.

This also goes well with the rule mentioned in the article: always have at least 2 people working on a project.