Listicle: 5 Ways to Achieve Top Results From Your Short-staffed Team Thursday 02 February 2017 Share Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email Under-staffed and overworked teams increase stress and dampen productivity, but what’s the best way to manage when employee numbers are low? Whether it’s in the private or public sector, office-based or not, being a manager is difficult and stressful enough during a busy day. However, the challenge often increases exponentially on a day when your workplace is short-staffed - you might not even have time to be stressed. In the short-term, understaffing can be caused by sudden illness to members of your team or annual leave, while it may also be a more long-term issue caused by a substantial increase in customers, clients and workloads or major employee redundancies. For Simone Gould, a senior IT manager in Birmingham, her responsibilities “increased two fold” when her employer reduced her team of technicians by 40% during cost-cutting measures, despite the department’s workload remaining significant. Want to learn more about achieving top results from short-staffed teams? Login or register below for Free Instant Access Login If you are already registered as a CMI Friend, Subscriber or Member, just login to view this article. Confirm your registration Login below to confirm your details and access this article. Sign in with email Email remember me remember Forget? Please confirm that you want to switch off the "Sign in with email" remember me feature. Yes No Register for Free Access Not yet a Member, Subscriber or Friend? Register as a CMI Friend for free, and get access to this and many other exclusive resources, as well as weekly updates straight to your inbox. You have successfully registered As a CMI Friend, you now have access to whole range of CMI Friendship benefits. Please login to the left to confirm your registration and access the article. Listicle Looking for top tips, checklists or listed ways to help you along with your management and leadership journey? You can find these here with practical tools and tips to help you to become a better manager Members See More CMI Members have access to thousands of online learning and CPD resources. Learn more about our membership benefits Join The Community CMI offers a variety of flexible membership solutions, tailored to your needs. Find out more and get involved in the CMI community today.
