What are Team Vitalsᵀᴹ?
Team Vitalsᵀᴹ are the five measures Sunny Workplace® uses to describe how a team is doing: Supported, Energized, Aligned, Recognized, and Safe. Every week, a Pulse Check asks each employee one short question per vital, and the answers are combined into team scores. Managers and org admins see team scores only, never anyone’s individual answers.
The five vitals
Each vital is scored from 1 to 5. The score is the team’s average for the week, built from everyone’s Pulse Check answers.
Supported
People can ask teammates for help and get it. High scores mean teammates check in on each other and step in when someone is overwhelmed.
Energized
Working together gives people energy. High scores mean time with teammates leaves people motivated rather than drained.
Aligned
The team agrees on where it is going. High scores mean goals are clear, people know how their work connects to them, and the team is moving in one direction.
Recognized
People feel their contributions are noticed and valued. High scores mean teammates acknowledge each other’s efforts and everyone feels they belong on the team.
Safe
People can speak up without risk. High scores mean the team raises tough issues, takes risks, and learns from mistakes instead of assigning blame.
How the vitals are measured
Every Thursday, each employee answers five Pulse Check questions, one per vital, on a five-point agree or disagree scale. Sunny averages the team’s answers into one score per vital for the week. Individual answers are never shown to anyone.
Details: “How Pulse Checks work.”
If your team uses Sunny Connect, its questions feed the vitals too. Each question Sunny posts in your team’s channel is tied to one vital, and Sunny reads the thread replies for themes over time. Replies are never quoted with anyone’s name in what managers see, and the weekly 1 to 5 scores still come from Pulse Check answers only.
Details: “What is Sunny Connect?”.
Where the scores show up
- Managers get each week’s scores in the Friday digest, one score per vital with the change from the week before. Details: “The Friday digest for managers.”
- Org admins and HR see organization-wide and team-level scores on the HR Admin Dashboard. Details: “The HR Admin Dashboard.”
- Employees’ answers build the team scores. Individual answers stay private. Details: “Are my Pulse Check answers private?”
Related articles: How Pulse Checks work · The Friday digest for managers · Are my Pulse Check answers private?· Sunny Workplace® glossary