Giving Recognition

Inspire offers two types of Recognition: Social and Points-Based. Your company may use one or the other, or both. In this article, we will cover giving and receiving both forms of recognition.

• Social Recognition: Social Recognition allows colleagues to publicly express their gratitude, sing someone's praises, or recognize achievements. 
• Points-Based Recognition: With Points-Based Recognition, points are purchased and distributed amongst the Inspire users.  These points may then be gifted to reward colleagues in all the same ways as social recognition - with the added benefit that accumulated points can be redeemed for real-world rewards. 

Giving Recognition 

Follow the steps below to recognize a deserving colleague.

1. Login to Inspire.

2. On the Homepage,  locate the Recognition Feed and, if your company is using points, take a moment to review your points balance. 

3. Then, click on the Give button and choose from the available Awards Programs. If you are not sure which Awards Program you would like to use, don't worry, you can learn more about each program in a following step. 

4. Enter the name of the employee you wish to recognize. Depending on the award, you may be able to enter more than one employee.

5. Click on on the row of awards to learn more about each one. If points are associated with the award, information on the amount will be displayed in the Points field. 

6. If  the approval of the recipient's manager is required to give an award, that information will display at the top of the window. Also be sure to read the banner and understand who is giving the points, if points are included.

For example: 

7.  Clicking the information icon will display the award description, if available.

8. Use the Comments field to enter the headline you would like to appear when the award is posted the Recognition Feed.

9. If you have chosen an award with a variable point value, enter the amount of points you would like to award in the Points field.  Your points balance at the top of the screen will be updated to reflect the pending deduction. 

10. If you would like to add any additional comments on the award you are about to give, or to automatically notify another employee(s) of the award, click the More button. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.

11. Click the Submit button, and if applicable, confirm the points deduction.  Your recognition will now appear in the Recognition Feed* and the employee being recognized will receive a notification the next time they log in to Inspire. 

*If the award you selected require's manager approval, an in-app notification will be sent to the correct manager so that they may approve or decline the award.