Social media is the fastest way to get a pulse check on employee morale, product issues and customer sentiment.

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Close the feedback loop and take action: After a few initial pulse check meetings with different groups, a CEO should review with his feedback resource what he has learned.

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In health, there sensors in wearable devices that check your pulse while you run.

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And when the music ends, if you're not deeply moved by the depth of Kohlberg's insight, you might want to check your pulse.

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The doctor may also observe your walk, listen to your breathing, check your pulse (Chinese medicine lists 28 different kinds of pulse) and look at your tongue - essentially probe your whole being.

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These were situations where I quickly wanted to check the weather, email, Twitter and even read the news with Pulse.

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If the X7500 "Athena" somehow managed to fail to attract your attention and you found the Vox, Libra, Love, and Cavailer positively forgettable, first verify that you have a pulse (because we really don't think that's normal) then check this out: HTC's 2007 arsenal is shaping up to be a doozy, with several previously-unknown models stepping into the spotlight.

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