Communicate with the team. Acknowledge the staffing issues openly with your staff. Being transparent helps get the remaining staff/ team members on board to help out where needed. It also reduces frustration because they know what to expect. Cross-training your employees or team members prepares them to step in for their colleagues when short-staffed. Also knowing how to do different jobs is useful when someone with specialized skills is gone.Prioritize tasks - you likely can’t tackle your normal workload when you’re short on staff. When you know you’re going to be short-staffed at work, create a plan before the shift starts. Prioritize tasks, identifying the urgent, must-do tasks that definitely need staffing. Work your way down to less pressing issues that can wait if your staff can’t get to them.Outsource when possible. If you have ongoing short staffing issues, outsourcing some of the workload can help you get things done.