For Teams & Managers
Team Pulse Check Tool
Free team pulse check and mood check-in tool for standups, all-hands meetings, and retrospectives. Understand team morale, spot burnout early, and build psychological safety.
Why it works
Why Great Managers Use This
Spot Burnout Early
Catch team exhaustion, frustration, or disengagement before it leads to turnover.
Build Psychological Safety
When teams can express feelings openly, they collaborate better and take more creative risks.
Move Beyond 'How are you?'
Replace surface-level check-ins with genuine emotional awareness and connection.
How it works
How to Run a Team Check-In
Five steps, about ten minutes of meeting time, and a much clearer read on how your team is really doing.
- 01
Share the Link
Send the wheel to your team before or during the meeting
- 02
Give 2 Minutes
Let everyone explore and select their current state individually
- 03
Aggregate Results
View team mood distribution (anonymously if needed)
- 04
Open Conversation
Ask: 'What patterns do we see? What does this tell us?'
- 05
Take Action
Address issues early — workload, communication, support needs
Use cases
Perfect For
- Daily standups
- Sprint retrospectives
- All-hands meetings
- 1-on-1s with reports
- Remote team check-ins
- Leadership offsites
- Team kickoffs
- Change management
The basics
What is a Team Check-In Tool?
A team check-in tool (also called a team mood tracker or employee mood survey) is a simple way for managers and team leads to gauge team sentiment, morale, and emotional well-being. Unlike traditional employee engagement surveys that run quarterly, team check-in tools provide real-time insights into how your team is feeling right now.
Research from Harvard Business Review shows that teams with regular emotional check-ins have 23% higher performance, lower turnover, and stronger collaboration. The key is making it fast, judgment-free, and actionable.
Ready to understand your team better?
Try our free team pulse check-in — no sign-up required.