Energy

When in the day/week is your energy lowest, and what does that look like from the outside?

Task & workload

What kind of task drains you fastest, and what would need to be true for someone else to believe that?

Communications & information

Where does information most often get lost for you — in the room, or after it?

Performance & feedback

What would 'good' need to look like in writing, before the work starts, for you to feel safe doing it?

• Flexible start/finish times
• longer or more frequent breaks
• WFH or office choice by need
• non-linear working day
• recognition that energy fluctuates (e.g. lower output late week) without punitive performance review

• Work matched to strengths (analytical, strategic, etc.)
• reduced admin/repetitive load
• delegation of focus-draining tasks
• chunking work into smaller units
• single-tasking over multitasking

• Written summaries of verbal decisions
• agendas shared in advance
• permission to follow up in writing post-meeting
• reduced reliance on live verbal recall
• use of accessible/alternative formats for dense documents

• Clear, upfront success criteria
• regular structured check-ins (not just annual review)
• performance assessed over a longer window rather than short-term fluctuation
• opportunities to course-correct before formal review

People & Team

Who are great allies you can lean on? Who do you currently have to guess about, that you shouldn't have to?

Environment & sensory

What's the sensory cost of a 'normal' day for you, and where does it add up?

Autonomy & flexibility

Where does needing permission cost you more than the thing itself?

Privacy & boundaries

What do you currently over-explain that you shouldn't have to?

• Named point of contact for questions
• accountability buddy/check-in partner
• consistency of line manager where possible
• clarity on who owns what
• access to specialist support when blocked

• Noise-cancelling headphone
• control over desk/lighting/location
• reduced back-to-back meetings with recovery time
• meeting caps per day
• later meeting start times

• Self-scheduling for medical/health appointments without extra approval
• flexibility to structure work blocks around personal productivity peaks
• no requirement to justify short breaks

• No expectation of after-hours contact
• no pressure to explain time away from desk
• no pressure to engage in small talk/socialising
• protected uninterrupted time

Energy

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Task & workload

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Communications & information

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Performance & feedback

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People & team

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Environment & sensory

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Autonomy & flexibility

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Privacy & boundaries

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