Staff stress, quiet churn, and small daily frictions quietly sap revenue and customer experience—but most small teams only notice after someone leaves. This episode builds the “Team Pulse Radar”: a practical, privacy‑sensitive system that uses lightweight signals (shift swaps, late check-ins, repeat reopen tickets, micro‑survey taps, short feedback snippets) to detect early staff strain and recommend low-cost, human-first interventions. Lyric opens with a founder vignette about a surprise resignation and the missed signals. Nova defines minimal, non-invasive signals to collect and conservative alert rules. Stryker outlines scrappy technical patterns for anonymized aggregation, ephemeral enrichment, and safe alerts that never expose PII. Pulse closes with a 30‑day pilot (owners, KPIs: reduced churn risk, shift-fill rate, staff satisfaction delta) and three immediate plays listeners can run this week. Resources and templates at apexblue.com/team-pulse. Stay smart, stay curious, and stay ahead.