Was Kimmel forced to micromanage?

Was Kimmel forced to become a micromanager?

Largely yes; he had to keep checking preparations because some senior officers still dismissed the prospect of war with Japan.

Kimmel's close supervision was partly forced on him by subordinates who did not believe war was coming. One senior officer declared as late as 6 December that Japan would never fight the United States because America was too large and powerful. Kimmel rejected that complacency and kept returning to preparation details. What critics called micromanagement can also be read as follow-through inside a headquarters that did not share the commander's urgency.