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Pulse Surveys

A pulse survey is a short, focused questionnaire designed to quickly gather feedback from employees on specific topics like morale, communication, workload, or team dynamics. Unlike long annual engagement surveys, pulse surveys are lightweight and sent regularly - often weekly or monthly - to give leaders real-time visibility into how teams are doing.

The goal is to take the "pulse" of your organization - think of it like a heartbeat monitor for team sentiment. Instead of guessing how your engineers or employees feel, you're working with actual, ongoing insights.

Traditional surveys often suffer from low participation and stale data. By the time the results come in, the moment has passed. An employee pulse survey solves that by:

• Keeping questions short and easy to answer
• Reducing survey fatigue
• Giving you continuous feedback
• Enabling early detection of burnout, misalignment, or low morale

If you're managing a fast-moving engineering team, you don't have time for long reports or outdated feedback. That's where pulse surveys shine - they're fast for your team to complete and immediately actionable for you.

A team pulse check is just another way to describe a team-focused pulse survey. It lets you zoom in on what matters to a specific group - like your backend team, a product pod, or even a cross-functional squad.

With regular team pulse checks, you can:

• Spot friction or blockers early
• Measure sentiment changes over time
• Strengthen communication between ICs and leadership
• Build a culture of openness and psychological safety

When teams feel heard, they're more engaged and more likely to stick around. It's a small habit that leads to major improvements in retention, trust, and velocity.

TeamPulser was built for engineering orgs that hate meetings and love async tools. You can link your Slack workspace to TeamPulser & the team members will then receive survey links via Slack DM for minimal friction and maximum engagement. If you don't want to link your Slack workspace, the surveys will go out via email only.

You choose the cadence (weekly, biweekly, monthly), pick a template or write your own questions, and your team responds in just a few clicks. You get clear reports with trends, patterns, and flags - no spreadsheets or guesswork required.

Whether you're running a growing team or scaling across multiple time zones, TeamPulser makes it easy to stay connected to how your engineers really feel.