As 2025 draws to a close, we want to thank you for being part of the Viva Glint & Pulse community. This year has been full of innovation and collaboration, and we hope you enjoy a well-deserved, restful break over the holidays. Looking ahead, 2026 promises even more exciting developments to help you strengthen employee engagement and listening strategies. In this edition, discover what’s new and get a glimpse of what’s coming next—we look forward to reconnecting in the new year!
New or coming soon on your Viva Glint platform
Admin Self-Service: Remove Survey Takers. Previously, Glint admins lacked the ability to remove users from a survey cycle which hindered the flexibility and accuracy of survey data, potentially affecting the overall insights and actions derived from the survey results. Now, with the new 'Remove participants from results' feature, admins are empowered to seamlessly remove participants from a survey in alignment with changes to employee status after the point of survey launch, ensuring that only relevant participants are included (note it is only possible to remove participants from survey cycles that are closed). Learn more here.
Admin Self-Service: Delete User Attribute. From December 22nd, admins can remove outdated or unnecessary custom user attributes from their schema, helping keep data clean, accurate, and within the 100-attribute limit. This self-serve capability streamlines routine data maintenance, reduces dependency on support, and empowers admins to manage their data model with greater autonomy. Admins can delete any flat, custom user attribute that is not required, default, or currently in use for derived attributes, system attributes, user roles, distribution lists, or live surveys. Once deleted, the attribute and all associated data are removed from the schema and historical reports, ensuring reporting remains accurate and up to date. For more information, visit Update Attributes.
User Roles: Support User Management. We are excited to announce a new enhancement in Glint that makes it easier than ever to collaborate with trusted partners. Organizations can now add support users—such as Microsoft partners—directly to their Glint instance. These support users can assist with deployment, advanced insights, and complex support tasks, all managed via Entra ID without consuming a Glint license. This update ensures secure, compliant collaboration while accelerating your success. For full instructions, read our documentation here.
Why It Matters: Around 120 customers already leverage Microsoft partners to unlock deeper insights and drive meaningful change. Here’s what they are saying:
“Glint provided the platform to capture how our colleagues are feeling, and Mercer brought insights that made all the difference. Their team didn’t just interpret the numbers—they helped us uncover the ‘why’ behind the feedback and provided practical, strategic guidance to act on it. Mercer turned raw results into a clear roadmap for meaningful change, aligning every step with our culture and goals. This partnership has been a game-changer for how we support our people.” - US-based finance industry customer
“I wanted to send a quick note to let you know how incredibly impressed and grateful our team is for the partnership we have with Eclectik. I can confidently say that your CSM is truly worth her weight in gold to our team. Her thoughtfulness, responsiveness, and sheer creative problem-solving throughout the project were truly off the charts.” - US-based finance industry customer
If you are interested in leveraging a Microsoft partner, take a look at our list here!
Action Taking: Focus Area Enhancements. In January 2026, we’re introducing enhancements to the focus area experience in Glint to improve how organizations track and act on employee feedback. With this update, focus areas will now be tied to survey cycles, and goal periods will be retired (note no focus areas will be deleted as part of this change). This change simplifies reporting and aligns focus areas more closely with survey insights.
New on your Viva Pulse platform
New Survey Option: Flexible End Date. Pulse authors can now create surveys with flexible end dates, including open-ended pulses that gather data continuously with no set closing date. With this update, authors can easily request ongoing feedback without needing to start new surveys each time, and respondents are free to submit multiple responses throughout the survey’s duration. Learn more about the Pulse authoring experience here.
Current and Upcoming Private Previews
Sign Up for Copilot Highlights | Preview. The private preview of Copilot Highlights—a dashboard feature that instantly summarizes survey results, highlighting team strengths, opportunities, and engagement trends—is now live, with customer access being enabled in phases. This feature helps managers and leaders quickly assess team status, pinpoint focus areas, and celebrate achievements. Customers can continue to express interest in joining by signing up here.
Continuous Employee Engagement with Workplace Metrics | Preview. Improve actionability for focus areas like “Work-life balance” and “Collaboration” by bringing in workplace metrics from Viva Insights. This feature will help Senior Leaders in your organization look at supplementary data points to understand survey responses and have a more data-driven discussion with their organizations on what can be improved in these areas. Between survey cycles, this continuous data will also help you keep your teams on track. Private Preview is targeted in March 2026, but earlier builds are available starting in January, with an opportunity to give feedback. You must enable data flow from Insights to Glint on your tenant to use this feature. Express your interest here.
Custom PPT Template Support for new PPT Export | Preview. We are narrowing the differences between the Export screenshots to PPT feature and the newly released Export report to native PPT functionality. Customers are invited to preview support for custom PPT templates with the new Export report to PPT option. Ideal participants for this preview include those who use the Team summary report and Executive summary report and are open to using specific slide dimensions that we support in the preview phase. We plan to make the feature generally available early next quarter without the restriction on slide dimensions; however, during the preview phase, only specific slide dimensions will be supported. Use this form to register your interest.
Employee Feedback Agent | Preview. Enhance your Employee Listen program with The Glint Feedback Agent: a dynamic, AI-powered conversation, where employees can share what matters most through natural, chat-like interactions, whether prompted or always-on, enabling real-time feedback and deeper insights into the drivers behind their experiences. By combining Copilot intelligence, Microsoft 365 data signals, and People Science principles, the agent streamlines feedback collection and reduces administrative overhead for HR and leaders. Unlike traditional Copilot tools that simply summarize information, the Glint Agent acts as a proactive team member: it elicits actionable insights, classifies themes, and accelerates the “feedback-to-action” cycle—helping organizations respond faster and more effectively to employee needs. Be among the first to experience a new era of continuous engagement and actionable feedback with the Glint Employee Feedback Agent. To express your interest in joining please complete this interest form.
See our public roadmap for more feature updates.
Events and Learning Opportunities
We will not be hosting a December VCCP Glint & Pulse Customer Advisory session as many people will be taking some much needed holiday respite at the end of the month, but stay tuned for a new series of exciting monthly sessions to kick off in January.
If you are not yet a member of the Viva Customer Connection Program (VCCP) but would like to participate in the upcoming session mentioned above, as well as gain access to numerous other engaging and valuable Glint and Pulse customer activities, please see the sign-up information below.
New Thought Leadership
Research Drop: Reframing AI Friction as a Challenge to Drive Impact. Many employees feel overwhelmed by agentic AI and the pace of change, yet those who engage with new AI tools and ways of working report notably higher readiness and value – showing that well‑scaffolded friction can spark growth rather than stall it. When leaders build trust, recognize learning, and provide role‑specific, just‑in‑time training, employees move from anxiety to capability, increasing adoption and meaningful impact. Read it here.
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Join the Viva Customer Connection Program (VCCP)
Viva Customer Connection Program (VCCP) is Microsoft’s premier customer engagement initiative designed to connect Viva product teams directly with customers like you. By enrolling, you will gain access to a wide range of Viva product engagements, including dedicated sessions for Glint & Pulse.
As a participant, you will have the opportunity to:
- Explore Viva and Glint product visions through exclusive previews and roadmap discussions.
- Shape product development by providing direct feedback on features, designs, and measurement models.
- Engage with Microsoft product teams in virtual sessions that run throughout the year, including monthly meetings and iterative design reviews.
- Network with other customers across industries and regions, sharing best practices and learning from peers.
By joining you will also be part of a strategic advisory group focused on Glint-specific HR, AI, and People Science topics.
If you are interested in joining, please fill out this form so we can guide you through the enrollment process and help you get started.
We look forward to partnering with you to build better products—together.
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