Winningtemp was originally built around continuous listening, but with changing demands we have evolved. Therefore, organizations that survey quarterly, every four months, bi-annually, or yearly - combined with Pulse or in isolation, the continuous model creates noise rather than clarity.
Periodic surveys changes that. It gives less frequent listening its own dedicated workflow, its own results views, and its own way of surfacing what changed and what to do next.
What is a Periodic survey?
Periodic surveys is a new survey type that sits alongside your existing Pulse surveys. When you run a Periodic survey, everything follows a closed-round rhythm: you set up the survey once, collect responses over a defined response window, and then analyze results when the round closes, and act upon your results.
Results are built for comparison. Instead of rolling trends like in the Pulse, you get round-over-round changes, so you can see exactly what moved since your last survey, providing clarity and overview. Each category card shows the score, the change from the previous round, and a benchmark comparison snapshotted at close. Highlights surface the most improved and most declined categories automatically, so you can see the important story easily, without having to any manual digging.
System administrators also get control over when results are shared.
Rounds can publish automatically on close, or you can hold results and publish when you are ready, round by round.
Get started
To create your first Periodic survey, go to Administration → Surveys → Create survey and select one of the Periodic survey cadences: Quarterly, Tertiary, Bi-yearly, or Yearly. From there, set your default response window, and decide whether results publish automatically or on manual release.
All your selected questions will be included in each round.
To optimize the survey length and depth, you have a recommended amount of questions at the bottom of the page. You can override the recommendation if you wish.
Once your survey is live, you can monitor response rate and temperature on the Periodic survey tab on the Temperature page as it rolls in if you've chosen to share results automatically. Highlights, comments and insights are not published until the round is closed.
What you'll find in your inbox
When a Periodic survey round is closed, Winningtemp sends a summary email tailored to your role - no login required to get the key findings 🔍.
Each email is made for a different focus;
Managers receive a team-level summary that answers the question most relevant to them: how is my team doing and what should I focus on? The email covers top and bottom categories, round-over-round changes and any incidents that need attention, so managers arrive at the results page rather than starting from scratch.
HR Leaders and HRBPs receive an org-level summary built for intervention decisions: where scores declined, which teams need support, and how results compare to the previous round and to benchmarks.
It is designed to be board-ready on its own and to make the path from inbox to action as short as possible.
SysAdmins and People Analysts receive a lighter confirmation email that covers response rate, participation gaps, and a direct link into the full results.
Timing follows the publishing settings you have configured. SysAdmins, HR Leaders, and People Analysts receive their email as soon as the round closes. Manager emails send once results are published, so the right information reaches the right people at the right moment.
We are incredibly grateful for the feedback you, our customers have given us to steer us into this new, hybrid listening strategy where one type of survey isn't enough. We hope you'll enjoy this new categorization of survey types and optimized analysis views 💜
For more information about our Periodic surveys, please visit please read about the different survey types in Winningtemp.