Everyone seems to be both super busy and understaffed recently. Here are some ideas to help your employees avoid extra stress while you work on hiring additional employees, and make this time run as smoothly and stress-free as possible.
- Remove nonessential work duties.
- For the positions that seem most stretched, make a list of tasks that could be put on hold or reassigned.
- Ask for input from employees, too, but we recommend acknowledging that they’re overwhelmed and saying that you’ll do your best to alleviate some of the pressure. Then hold off on nonessential tasks until business slows down or you’ve increased your headcount. Click here for additional ideas.
