lost annually
due to Stress
This includes factors such as absenteeism, turnover, diminished productivity, increased medical costs, and increased legal costs.
Introducing 
Introducing
Pulse/Fierce Has Been Seen In
The Science Behind Pulse
With over 20 years of experience, we use research and our own inhouse PHD Behavior Specialist to drive the science behind Pulse and makes the connection between conversations and stress
Heart Rate Variability – HRV
Pulse uses HRV as an objective measure of stress.
Pulse categorizes the stress and can tie it to specific time and events — so the user can decipher it and identify their true stressors.
Can dramatically increase self-awareness.1
We have found that a lack of self-awareness decreases the effectiveness and speed of traditional coaching.
1 Studies have shown that while 95% of people think they are self-aware, only 10-15% truly are. Eurich, Working with People Who Aren’t Self Aware by Tasha Eurich, Harvard Business Review, October 19, 2018.
Results from Pulse
Meet the Experts Behind
Meet the Experts Behind Pulse
Gabe De La Rosa
Chief Behavioral Science Officer
Gabe brings more than 14 years of Industrial and Organizational Psychology experience. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial / Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University in 2008 and has published work in journals such as the Journal of Addictive Behaviors (an international peer-reviewed journal), and edited books such as The Handbook of Employee Engagement, which is considered an invaluable resource for organizational psychologists.
Prior to joining Fierce, Gabe spent over 7 years at The Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control, where he was responsible for understanding and enhancing organizational factors impacting performance among sailors and marines.
Gabe De La Rosa’s Whitepaper: The Impact of Stress At Work
Ed Beltran
Creator and Visionary of Pulse
CEO of Fierce INC
“Since the founding of Fierce 20 years ago, we’ve been on the cutting edge of communication training serving nearly half of the Fortune 500 companies. Our original visionary Susan Scott’s iconic best-selling book, “Fierce Conversations”, which has been sold nearly 1 million copies, transformed how we do conversations. Now, we’re offering leading-edge technology solutions and unleashing Fierce as the ‘API of Communications’. Pulse is an effort to help leaders stop toxic culture by supporting one employee at a time and providing leadership more visibility into their organization. Like a pilot, for leaders, visibility drives success”.
– Edward J. Beltran
We Build a Mentally Fit Workforce
Top 3 Things Draining Resilience
SOURCE: “Tough at the Top,” by Sarah Bond and Gillian Shapiro | HBR.org
Difficult people or office politics
When I’m managing difficult relationships/politics in the workplace
Overwork
When the volume or pace of work stretches me to my limits
Personal criticism
When I feel that I am being criticized personally
How Fierce is Responding
- Pulse is an app that enables you to pinpoint and eliminate stress through patented technology, breakthrough research, and interactive content + coaching
- We link self-awareness, identifying our toughest challenge, and moving to action and you can see results in as little as 2 weeks
- There is a direct link between avoiding key conversations and the stress it causes within organizations
How Fierce is Responding
- Pulse is an app that enables you to pinpoint and eliminate stress through patented technology, breakthrough research, and interactive content + coaching
- We link self-awareness, identifying our toughest challenge, and moving to action and you can see results in as little as 2 weeks
- There is a direct link between avoiding key conversations and the stress it causes within organizations
Organizational benefits of PULSE
- Quicker determination of issues and move to resolution
- Eliminates open-ended coaching that is hard to tie to results
- Determine organizational issues/themes for broader virtual or live L&D/Wellness Engagements
- Connects users directly to wellness and employee assistance programs
- Connects users to relevant and applicable OnDemand L&D content
- Develops and increases resilience that drives economic impacts on the organization, supporting thriving culture
- Supports EAS Compliance
Organizational benefits of PULSE
- Quicker determination of issues and move to resolution
- Eliminates open-ended coaching that is hard to tie to results
- Determine organizational issues/themes for broader virtual or live L&D/Wellness Engagements
- Connects users directly to wellness and employee assistance programs
- Connects users to relevant and applicable OnDemand L&D content
- Develops and increases resilience that drives economic impacts on the organization, supporting thriving culture
- Supports EAS Compliance
There is a direct link between avoiding key conversations and the stress it causes within organizations. Pulse is an app that enables you to pinpoint and eliminate stress through patented technology, breakthrough research, and interactive content + coaching. We link self-awareness, identifying our toughest challenge, and moving to action all in 2 weeks and one coaching session.
