Pulse: Understand How Your Team Feels and Stay Ahead of Issues
A startup’s success depends on more than goals and metrics. It depends on people. When morale drops, alignment slips, or workloads become overwhelming, performance suffers long before the numbers show it. Most teams only discover problems after it is too late. Pulse in Wave helps you stay ahead by giving you a simple, weekly snapshot of how your team is really doing.
What Is Pulse?
Pulse is a quick weekly check-in that asks your team how their week is going. It takes less than a minute to complete and gives you clear insight into team sentiment, alignment, and overall health.
Pulse creates a consistent feedback rhythm that helps leaders understand how people feel, not just how they perform.
Why Pulse Matters
When you understand your team’s emotional and mental state, you can lead proactively instead of reactively. Pulse gives you early signals so you can protect culture, support engagement, and catch issues before they slow your company down.
Pulse helps your team:
- Stay connected. Everyone shares how their week is going.
- Spot problems early. Trends reveal stress, burnout, or misalignment.
- Improve leadership. Leaders respond with clarity and support.
- Strengthen culture. A team that feels heard performs better.
- Fuel transparency. Insights are visible and open for discussion.
The best companies build trust by listening often. Pulse makes that easy.
How to Use Pulse in Wave
Inside Wave, Pulse is fully integrated into your operating rhythm. Each week, Wave sends out a simple check-in. Team members rate their week and can leave optional comments for deeper insight.
You can:
- View trends over time
- Compare team sentiment to performance data
- Discuss Pulse results in Meetings
- Use insights to strengthen culture and alignment
- Spot recurring challenges and address them quickly
Pulse connects naturally with Reports, Scorecards, and Meetings, giving you a complete picture of how your team feels and how your company is performing.
Best Practices for Using Pulse
To get the most value from Pulse:
- Be consistent. Weekly check-ins build reliable insights.
- Respond intentionally. Acknowledge trends and act on feedback.
- Communicate outcomes. Share what you learned and what will improve.
- Look for patterns. Use trends to support coaching and leadership decisions.
- Pair with Surveys. Use Surveys for deeper insight and Pulse for weekly rhythm.
Turning Chaos into Clarity
Pulse helps you understand the heartbeat of your team. It turns subjective feelings into clear insight and strengthens the connection between leaders and their people.
With Wave, listening becomes part of your operating system. You stay ahead of issues, protect culture, and create an environment where your team feels supported and aligned.
Listen weekly. Lead proactively. Build a stronger team.
