Blog
Writing on wellbeing, managers, and the businesses we work in.
The Pulse blog is for people who manage other people in small UK companies — founders, team leads, HR-of-one operators — and who want to do that job a little better, a little more honestly, and with fewer surveys.
We write short, opinionated pieces grounded in what we see in the product. No SEO filler, no listicles, no "10 ways to boost engagement". Just the things we'd want to read if we were running a 40-person team and trying to keep everyone okay.
What we cover
Four threads we keep pulling on
Manager coaching
Practical scripts and frameworks for the conversations that good managers have every week — 1:1s that actually surface what's going on, how to give feedback without crushing motivation, and what to do when someone's quietly checking out.
SME wellbeing
Wellbeing thinking translated for teams of 10 to 200. What's worth doing when you don't have an HR department, an EAP budget, or a chief people officer — and what to stop doing because it never worked at this size in the first place.
Anonymity & trust
How we engineer anonymity into the data model, why it matters more than a privacy policy, and how to build the kind of psychological safety that gets you honest answers in a check-in.
UK workplace context
What ACAS guidance, the HSE Stress Management Standards, and UK GDPR actually mean for a small employer trying to take wellbeing seriously without a legal team on retainer.
New posts are on the way
We're publishing the first wave of articles now. In the meantime, you can start a free Pulse account, or get in touch if you'd like an early look at what we're working on.