Energy Rhythm: Team workplace chronotype assessment
Identify your team’s chronotypes, your natural daily energy rhythms, to help you work with, not against, your internal clock. In just 2 minutes, learn when individuals and teams hit their peak, trough, and recovery cycles so you can unlock higher performance.
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THE CLOVERLEAF DIFFERENCE
What makes Cloverleaf’s chronotype assessment different
Free & fast
Get your chronotype in about 2 minutes.
Validated & reliable
Based on circadian rhythm and chronotype science (Kleitman, Adan, Volk, and others)
Workplace-focused
Designed to apply energy insights to productivity, collaboration, and scheduling.
Actionable results
Results integrate into Cloverleaf with coaching tips in Slack, Teams, Gmail, and Outlook.
It's incredible how this platform understands my work style and motivates me to strive for better collaboration and personal growth."
- LIEW Sookmun,
Employer Branding Manager, APAC, BASF
What is the Energy Rhythm assessment?
The Energy Rhythm Assessment from Cloverleaf is a science-backed chronotype assessment that helps teams work with—not against—their natural energy cycles. By identifying each person’s peak, trough, and recovery windows, managers can schedule smarter, reduce burnout, and boost performance.
Unlike traditional chronotype or circadian rhythm tests, Cloverleaf applies this insight at the team level, giving leaders a clear picture of when their people work best together.
What the Energy Rhythm assessment measures
The three chronotypes
Energy Rhythm identifies each individual’s chronotype, their biological expression of circadian rhythm, and maps their daily energy into three phases:
Morning Type
Starter
Peak early morning; trough mid-afternoon; recovery late afternoon.
Midday type
Pacer
Peak mid-morning; trough mid-afternoon; recovery late afternoon/evening.
Evening Type
Anchor
Peak late afternoon/evening; trough early-mid afternoon; recovery in the morning.
The Three Phases of Every Day
Peak
Best for strategy, analysis, and critical decision-making.
Trough
Best for admin and maintenance tasks.
Recovery
Best for brainstorming, ideation, and creative collaboration.
How to start using Energy Rhythm with Cloverleaf
1
Set up your team
Invite employees and choose their assessments.
2
Explore team results
See where teammates' chronotypes overlap and where they differ.
3
Get personalized coaching
Personalize recognition and development around each teammate’s chronotype.
How does Energy Rhythm support your people strategy
Align scheduling and performance
Plan meetings, deadlines, and deep work during peak energy hours.
Enable managers
Give managers visibility into team rhythms and a coaching framework for smarter scheduling.
Improve collaboration
Use the Team Rhythm Dashboard to balance workloads and improve team flow across time zones.
Boost engagement and well-being
Help individuals work with their natural rhythms, reducing fatigue and increasing focus.
Cloverleaf allows our leaders, our directors, our vice presidents… to truly know what drives and motivates our people."
- Kevin Mills,
Vice President, Organizational Development
The research behind Energy Rhythm
Circadian rhythms and chronotypes
- Circadian Rhythms: Internal 24-hour cycles regulating sleep, energy, and focus (Kleitman, Adan et al.).
- Chronotypes: Morning, Midday, and Evening types—shaped by biology, genetics, and environment.
- Workplace Application: Teams with diverse chronotypes are more innovative and resilient (Volk et al., 2017).
Energy Rhythm brings this science into everyday work—helping individuals plan smarter and enabling leaders to schedule with empathy and precision.
