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How Pulse Works
How Pulse collects, measures, and surfaces alignment signal across your team.
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Getting Started
What it is, why it matters, and whether this is the right fit for your situation.
What does Pulse actually measure?
Pulse measures two things: comprehension and belief. Comprehension is whether your team understands the strategic direction well enough to describe it. Belief is whether they think it is the right direction.
Read article FeaturedWhat is Pulse and who is it for?
Pulse is an alignment intelligence platform for leaders who are responsible for strategy execution and want to measure whether their team actually understands and believes in the direction.
Read articleHow It Works
How it works, what the process looks like, and how it compares to what you already have.
How does Pulse actually work — what does a check-in look like?
A Pulse check-in is a structured alignment read — not a 60-question survey. It takes 3 to 5 minutes for a team member to complete, arrives on a cadence leadership sets, and produces a dashboard view of alignment signal across the team.
Read articleHow long does it take before Pulse shows useful data?
The first Pulse check-in produces useful signal. You will see where comprehension and belief are distributed across your team immediately after the first cycle closes. Trend data — which is the most powerful signal — develops over three to four cycles.
Read articleHow often should we run Pulse check-ins?
The right cadence depends on how frequently your strategic context changes. Most organizations start monthly. Schools often align to academic quarters. The key factor is that a response loop follows every check-in.
Read articleHow do new EDs or principals use Pulse when they're inheriting a team?
New leaders entering an established team face a specific problem: they need to know how the team understands and believes in the current direction before they decide what to change. Pulse gives them that baseline without requiring weeks of one-on-one listening tours.
Read articleHow is Pulse different from Culture Amp, Lattice, or 15Five?
Culture Amp, Lattice, and 15Five are engagement platforms. They measure how employees feel about their work and manager. Pulse measures whether the team understands and believes in the strategic direction. These are different questions.
Read articleHow is Pulse different from Envisio, Cascade, or strategy execution software?
Envisio, Cascade, and similar tools track whether the work is getting done. They measure task completion and goal progress. Pulse measures whether the team understands and believes in the direction behind those goals.
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