writing on anonymous pulse surveys and team health.
the structural choices behind jollygig, plain-language guides on reading team-health signals, and the occasional essay on why we do things the way we do.
what is an anonymous pulse survey?
everything you need to know about how anonymous pulse surveys actually work, where they break, and what makes a result you can trust.
the 5-person rule: how small teams stay anonymous
why we won't show you a result until at least 5 people have answered, and why fudging that floor would quietly ruin the product.
why per-seat pricing breaks pulse surveys
per-seat pricing makes you invite fewer people. fewer people make the signal worse. there is a way out, and it isn't a discount.
reading team-health signals without surveilling people
a practitioner's guide to interpreting population-level personas, deciding what to act on, and knowing when to do nothing.
can my manager see my survey answer?
if your company uses jollygig, this is the page to read. plain answer, with the structural reasons behind it.