You are beginning to notice the signs of discontent in your office. Employees are stressed. They are snapping at one another. They are missing important deadlines. They are using their sick days to avoid critical interactions. These are all signs that your staff is overworked. As a manager, what can you do about it? How can you maintain a good relationship with your skilled help in Tampa Florida? Here are some things you can do today to help alleviate the stress in your workplace.
Improve Communication
Start with your communication methods. Do you share important information in overly generic memos with the entire staff when you should be addressing only one or two individuals? Do you call long meetings that take away from their ability to concentrate on the work they should be doing? Try new tactics that can help facilitate better communications.
Provide Recognition
Maybe you’re not telling your staff that you appreciate them often enough. Simply saying “Thank you,” can be enough to give people a boost if they feel overwhelmed. But going the extra mile is also appreciated. Create a rewards program or provide company-wide recognition when someone hits a specific milestone or goal.
Implement Stress Relief
Stress is one of the leading causes of health problems such as heart disease. And when your team is overwhelmed and overworked, this is an obvious side-effect. Do what you can to provide stress relief outlets to your team. For example, you may bring a massage therapist in once a month to give back massages to your staff. Or have an in-house yoga class once a week.
Enforce Vacation Policies
Taking time off is another issue that overworked employees struggle with. They feel like they can’t leave the office or the work won’t get done. Or they feel if they take time off, they’re expendable and you will let them go. Neither of these things are true, of course. Vacation time helps recharge the batteries, so enforce your policy and require that your team take time away from the office.
Review Workload
If your staff is overworked, it may be time to consider the workload. Maybe you can hire someone else to take the burden off your team. Even if you don’t hire a permanent employee, even temporary help can get the projects caught up and relieve some of the pressure your staff is feeling. Consult with a local staffing agency to bring talented and qualified individuals on board.
About StaffEx
As a small, locally owned Tampa Bay-area firm, we focus on administrative, light industrial and skilled trades, providing temporary, temp-to-hire staffing and direct hire recruiting. We also offer strategic staffing and payrolling solutions to simplify your staffing function and reduce the time you spend on administrative tasks. If you’re looking to expand your workforce in 2016, trust the experts and contact StaffEx.