December 2025
What parts of your work energize you and what drains you?
Sustainable performance comes from aligning work with strengths and energy sources. This prompt helps uncover tasks that motivate or deplete your team members and provides clues for better role design and delegation.
In your 1:1:
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Ask when they last felt “in the zone.”
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Reflect on recent work that felt tedious or overwhelming.
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Adjust responsibilities if possible to align with their flow.
Managers: Build from strengths. Assign work that leans into natural talents and passions. If something energizes them, find more of it, even in small ways. People thrive when they feel seen for what they do best.
Resources:
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🧠 CliftonStrengths Assessment
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📘 The Power of Full Engagement by Tony Schwartz
Additional Check-in Questions:
🧠 AI Awareness
What have you heard or read recently about AI? Have you tried anything new with AI in your role? How is AI impacting your day-to-day work?
🔐 Security Pulse
What have you heard or read recently about cybersecurity? Are there any new security practices you are more mindful of?
☘️Campus Updates
Are there any campus communications that you would like clarity on? Have you heard anything interesting or important from across the University? Is there a program or project you think IT@ND should be aware of?