The Team Recognition Summary widget is a powerful tool that gives managers insight into how their direct reports are engaging with recognition programs on the Awardco platform. Reference the following article for more information on the widget and monthly email reporting on recognition status, how managers can positively impact recognition measures, and how to enable the widget and email.
- What is the Team Recognition Summary Widget?
- How to Positively Influence Team Recognition Summary Widget Measurements
- How to Enable
What is the Team Recognition Summary Widget?
This homepage Team Recognition Summary widget displays a specific team’s recognition status, which is determined by four weighted factors:
Note: The Team Recognition Summary Widget only displays data for direct reports. If you are looking for data for all reports, refer to Role-Based Dashboards.
- Frequency - how often teammates are recognizing (e.g., 0 recs=poor, 1=low, 2=good, 3=great, 4+=excellent)
- Specificity - the length and uniqueness of each recognition (e.g., number of characters: <20=poor, <50=low, <120=good, <240=great, >240=excellent)
- Variety - how often team members are recognizing people from various teams in your organization (e.g., 0 recs=poor, 1 rec=low, 2 recs within team/1 outside of team=good, 2 inside/2 outside=great, >2 inside/>2 outside=excellent)
- Budget Use - taking into account users who have budget access, and if they are using those budgets each month (e.g., no points given=poor, any points given=excellent)
Additionally, the widget exhibits a line graph that displays a level of recognition over the span of the last six months. Summaries above the graph highlight the areas in which the team or set of users is performing the best, and provide suggestions on how to improve their engagement with recognition.
Furthermore, managers will receive a monthly email on the first of every month containing a summary of the previous month's Team Recognition Summary data.
How to Positively Influence Team Recognition Summary Widget Measurements
By using the Team Recognition Summary widget, managers can identify areas for improvement and ensure that their team members feel appreciated and valued. Here are some solutions admins or managers can suggest to increase recognition metrics:
- Frequency - Encourage teammates to send at least one recognition per week.
- Specificity - Urge direct reports to send well-thought out recognitions 4-5 sentences in length providing detailed explanations of why the person they are recognizing is deserving.
- Variety - Promote recognizing outside of your direct team at least 2-3 times a month to help spread recognition throughout the entire organization.
- Budget Use - If you or members in your team have budget access, ensure you’re awarding points multiple times a month.
How to Enable
Adding the Team Recognition Summary widget to your platform's homepage is easy:
- Log into your Awardco account.
- Click the Admin button.
- Click on the Settings tab.
- Select Team Recognition Summary on the left side of the page.
- Toggle recognition On, and Email On. Click Backfill to refresh and backfill your employee's recognition data for the past six months. Toggle the Budget Usage Calculation to On to have budget usage calculated as part of the recognition results each month for supervisors on your platform.
Once this feature is enabled, you can go into the homepage editor and add the widget. Remember, the Team Recognition Summary Widget will only display data for direct reports and not all reports. To control who has access to the widget by role, select the Recognition Score Report on the Permissions page in Roles and Permissions.
If you have any questions, please contact Awardco Admin Support.