Once you login to your Recognize account, you will first see the Stream page. The Stream page of Recognize acts as a live time feed of all of the Recognitions, Birthday and Anniversary Badges that have been sent to employees at your company, as well as any comments, reactions, and '+1's' that go along with those recognitions. You can also see company Announcements from this page.
Activity:
- The Stream is a live feed of public Recognitions being given across your organization
- If your company has enabled our 'Point Allocations' feature, you will also see a module in the top right-hand corner of the screen that shows your point allotment as well as how many points you have remaining to give
- If there are any recent Birthdays or Anniversaries at your company, you will see those in a notification module on the right side of the screen, which can be clicked and expanded for more details and to leave comments and reactions
- Company 'Announcements' can be viewed on the right hand side of the Stream Page if your company is using this feature - only Company Admins can post Announcements at this time. For more information on Announcements, click HERE
Top Tool Bar Menu:
- When you log into Recognize, you will see the Stream Page by default. If you leave the Stream Page at any point you can always access the Stream again by clicking on the 'Stream' button in the upper left-hand navigation bar
- Select the 'Recognize' button in the top left navigation bar to send social recognition, nominate a colleague or submit a task (if your company has a Nomination campaign currently running or Tasks enabled). For more information on how to send a recognition or nominate a colleague see the links below:
How to Send a Recognition
How to Submit a Nomination
- If your company is using the 'Tasks' feature, you will be able to see and can select the 'Tasks' button in the top left navigation bar to report a Task(s) you've completed. For more information on how to submit a task, please click HERE
- If your company has chosen to display stats, you will be able to see and select the 'Stats' button in the top left navigation bar where you can view top point earners on your team, across company teams, and individually across the company
a. Within the Stats page, you can select which Badge (if any) that you would like to see stats for from the drop down menu
b. You can also select the time frame you wish to see Stats for. You can view these metrics by Month, Quarter, Year, or a Custom time frame
- Select the 'Users' button in the top left navigation bar to view the User Directory. You will be able to also view a searchable table of all users with their team and department details for your company - you may or may not see certain details depending on your company's unique program settings and data
- Select the 'Badges' button in the top left navigation bar to view all Badges that can be earned for your company for both Recognitions and Nominations - note that some may only be sendable by certain Roles or Teams
- If your company is using our 'Hall of Fame' feature, you will be able to see and select the 'Fame' button in the top left navigation bar to view your top Badge earners. The Hall of Fame allows three different filtering methods related to badges: Time, Team or Badge, and Group
- If your company has a Rewards program, you will be able to see and select the 'Rewards' button in the top left nav bar to redeem Rewards or view current Reward offerings. For more information on how to redeem Rewards and Gift Cards, see the links below:
How to Select and Redeem Rewards
How to Redeem and Claim a Visa/Mastercard Gift Card
- Select your profile/avatar in the top right corner of your screen to view and edit your user profile. For more information on how to edit your profile, please click HERE
- Select 'Menu' for a drop down menu of additional navigation options and to get to the 'Help' center
Stream Page Filters:
- In the upper left-hand corner below the navigation bar, you can filter the Stream to only see Peer to Peer Recognitions, Anniversaries & Birthdays (if your company shares Birthdays, that is) or Both
- Additionally, you will see a date picker that you can use to jump to recognitions on a specific date
- The 'Grid' view allows you to view and display recognitions in a format appropriate for displaying on tv's, big screen monitors or digital signage
- Click 'All recognitions' in the left-side module to show all recognitions companywide (this will show by default)
- If your company uses our 'Teams' feature, you will see a list of Teams that you can click on, which will filter the Stream to show Recognitions from just that Team. You can also 'Star' a Team to pin it to the top for easy access to your relevant Team(s).
a. To 'Star' a Team to pin to the top of your list of Teams, hover over the desired Team you wish to pin and click 'Details' to the right of the Team
b. Click on the 'Star' in the top left corner next to the Team name to highlight it
c. Click on the 'Stream' button in the top left navigation menu to return to the Stream Page
d. You will now see your Starred Team(s) pinned to the top under All Recognitions for easy access
Recognition Details:
Each recognition posted to the Stream Page has several elements and action opportunities. Below, you'll find more detail on what you can see and do with each recognition, depending on your company's unique settings.
- For each recognition that is sent publicly, you'll see the name of the Badge that was given, along with the Badge icon, and name of the recipient at the top of the recognition - this section is actually clickable, which allows you to open a broad view version of the recognition and take additional action, such as print a certificate
- Below the Badge and recipient details, you will find the recognition message and any associated images, GIFs, or links
- Click the 'Read more' link to open and view the entire message
- You can view the sender of the recognition below the recognition message, and you can also click on their name to open their Recognize profile
- You can leave a comment in the comment box, or view and react to others' comments below that
- If your company has enabled 'likes' or '+1's', you'll see a spot to like the recognition beneath all comments
- If your company has enabled emoji reactions, you'll be able to react to recognitions at the very bottom by selecting the 'smiley' face and choosing an emoji - you'll also see that you're able to react to comments the same way
- Lastly, if you have sent a recognition by mistake or need to correct a typo, you can edit or delete the recognition by clicking on the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the recognition - note that deleting recognition will result in any associated points being removed from the recipient's account
NOTE: Only Company Admins or the sender of the recognition will see the options to edit or delete a recognition and deleting a recognition will result in any associated points being removed from the recipient's account