Still running an employee engagement survey with 60 questions, once a year, and no one wants to answer?
In today’s fast-paced workplaces, waiting months to check your team’s mood is like using last season’s weather report to navigate a storm. That’s where Pulse Surveys come in: short, focused check-ins that capture how employees feel right now, not months ago.
What Exactly Is a Pulse Survey?
A Pulse Survey is a quick, targeted questionnaire, often just 1–5 questions, that measures how employees feel in the moment.
Takes less than a minute
Easy to answer without interrupting work
Focused on current issues, not the past
The real power is in how smart these surveys can be. Instead of asking 60 questions once a year, the system can send just a few well-chosen questions each month, through Slack, Microsoft Teams, or email. With the help of automation and AI, those answers are combined and analyzed, so you get insights as complete as a long survey, but without the fatigue.
Employees stay engaged, leaders get real data.
How Is It Different From Traditional Surveys?
Frequency: Traditional surveys happen once or twice a year, pulse surveys can be weekly or monthly
Focus: Instead of broad questions, they target specific timely issues
Actionability: Quick to analyze and act upon
Think of it as the difference between a yearly health check-up and quickly checking your temperature.
Why They’re Essential in Hybrid and Remote Work?
With hybrid and remote teams, informal feedback loops are disappearing. Pulse Surveys help leaders keep a real-time view on:
Team morale: Are people motivated or burnt out?
Alignment: Does everyone understand current priorities?
Workload balance: Are tasks evenly distributed?
Examples of Questions You Can Ask:
On a scale of 1–10, how supported do you feel right now?
Do you feel clear about your priorities this week?
How manageable is your current workload?
Have you received enough feedback in the past two weeks?
A pulse survey may be short, but its impact is long-lasting. In just one minute, companies can detect issues, act faster, and build stronger, more connected teams.
Want to hear how your team is really doing? Start with a single pulse, it's free. We’ll help you handle the rest.
