Polly Kondeva
In today’s fast-paced business world, recognizing employee achievements shouldn’t be a tedious task.
We believe in the power of recognition and reward – and we’ve got years of data to back us up. The bottom line is that employee recognition boosts morale and productivity, improves connection and retention and bolsters organizational culture. Employees who feel adequately recognized and appreciated for their efforts are overall happier, more motivated and more likely to stay.
Gartner’s recent research found that “79% of HR leaders agree that technology’s main role is to free up staff capacity for strategic work.” Scheduled recognition is a solution that automates the experience of acknowledging key milestones that matter to both your employees and your business.
Why choose scheduled recognition?
First of all, what does it mean to “schedule” recognition? We’re so glad you’ve asked.
Scheduled recognition is an automation feature – one we offer in our Employee Recognition program – that allows both HR and managers to pre-arrange recognition moments for the predictable occasions that matter, such as birthdays, anniversaries and major holidays. Automation allows organizations to define connection moments throughout the year – and ensure that nobody gets left out.
How else can scheduled recognition elevate your recognition initiatives? Let’s chat about the incredible advantages it brings to the table:
- Replacing existing manual and admin-heavy recognition initiatives
- Centralizing recognition efforts under one brand and one platform
- Creating consistency and unity to deliver an exciting employee journey
What can you automate?
Not all recognition can be automated – and that’s a good thing! If you’ve been reading our content for any time at all, you know that we believe in personalized, descriptive recognition awarded as close to the triggering event as possible. A strong organizational recognition strategy includes both personalized and automated recognition moments.
When an employee performs a desired behavior, achieves a big win or flourishes in a presentation, hand-written recognition is best. After all, these are not predictable events and deserve more than a general kudos. But some events arenpredictable and routine, and these are the moments ripe for automation.
For example:
🎉 Welcome messages
Want to make a new employee’s first day memorable? Schedule a welcome award to be sent on Day One or a designated date after they start, like their first complete week or month.
🎂 Birthdays
Never miss another birthday! Simply upload your employees’ birth dates and let the system automatically send an award straight to them on their special day.
🎊 Work anniversaries
Celebrate loyalty! Automatically deliver awards on employees’ work anniversaries, recognizing their contributions and dedication without lifting a finger.
🎈 Custom events
Keep things fresh! Schedule custom events – whether it’s a holiday celebration for Juneteenth or any one-off event – and repeat them yearly or host as one-off events!
The power of personalization
Day-to-day recognition, or all those random moments that pop up to delight us, is your prime avenue for personalization. All of these moments should be clear and descriptive to eliminate ambiguity and encourage more instances of the behaviors you want to see.
But you can personalize your scheduled recognition, too! Our clients rave about the ability to tailor every recognition event, including:
- Custom images for each award event
- Unique messages that resonate
- Flexible award values – choose non-monetary recognition, monetary recognition, or provide a catalogue of items from Amazon and hundreds of retailers for your U.S.-based employees to select from
- Control over whether awards get shared on the social wall or remain private
Schedule a demo with one of our employee engagement experts to learn more about how we can help you make your corner of the world a better place to work.
