What To Do When Your Team Has Too Much Work

If your team is feeling overwhelmed with work, it may be time to take a step back and reassess your priorities.

Dim McNami
2 min readOct 20, 2022
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

Here are a few tips on how to manage when your team has too much work:

1. Talk to your team and see how they are feeling.

If your team is starting to feel overwhelmed, it’s important to have a conversation with them to see how they are really feeling. This will help you understand what is causing the stress and how you can best help them.

2. See if there are any areas where you can delegate or eliminate work.

Once you know what is causing the stress, you can start to look at ways to reduce the workload. This may mean delegating some tasks to other team members or eliminating unnecessary work.

3. Create a plan to help your team focus on the most important tasks.

Once you have a handle on the situation, you can start to create a plan to help your team focus on the most important tasks. This may involve setting priorities and deadlines or breaking down the work into smaller chunks.

4. Help your team take breaks and recharge.

It’s important to make sure your team has time to take breaks and recharge. This may mean scheduling breaks into the day or providing opportunities for them to step away from their work.

5. Check in with your team regularly.

As the situation changes, it’s important to check in with your team regularly to see how they are doing. This will help you adjust your plan and ensure your team is still on track.

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Dim McNami

design director / head of product development / games / ΔΦ / co-owner of @TSSRovers / #TeamOM / @Saints / flâneur / mcnami.com