Social Employee recognition
Transcending Employee recognition
What is social recognition?
Social recognition is about publicly acknowledging and appreciating someone’s contribution. Employees who feel appreciated in their workplace are more likely to stay longer with their employer, work harder, and collaborate more; leading to higher engagement, better performance and ultimately, more profit.
With a multi-generational and increasingly remote workforce, keeping your people connected and involved may seem like a challenge. Hattipy embeds powerful research-based principles of effective social recognition within a state-of-the-art platform, to help you implement and run a world-class recognition programme and reap the full benefits of a happy, healthy and engaged workforce.
The Power of recognition
Spur cultural change
Values-based recognition influences behaviour and promotes culture transformation by acting as positive reinforcement for the set of expected attitudes and practices. Regularly expressing appreciation for employees who encompass company values helps further instil these values and behaviours. Recognition also strengthens bonds between teams, inspires innovation and prompts further collaboration.
boost engagement and performance
Consistent recognition builds trust, increases employee engagement and boosts morale, which in turn motivates improved performance. Research shows that celebrating the hard work of colleagues increases their self-esteem, which makes them more enthusiastic about their work but also more open to learn new techniques, willing to take on more responsibilities and collaborate with others.
reduce cost and effort
Recognition is proven to significantly impact turnover rates. Employees who feel valued and appreciated in their workplace are more likely to stay with their employer, and exhibit less absenteeism and presenteeism. A successful recognition programme improves retention and saves businesses both the direct cost of turnover overhead and the indirect cost of loss in productivity and morale.
Recognition strengthens your workplace culture and helps drive cultural transformation, boosts morale and performance, and increases employee retention and loyalty. Learn more about why recognition is essential for your business here and see how easily Hattipy can help you implement a successful programme.
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build a culture of recognition
To reap the full benefits of social recognition, your programme should follow some key golden rules in its design and implementation:
Involve Employees In All Aspects
“It is better to give than to receive”; and now the science has proved it in the workplace: receiving recognition is good but giving is even better. Therefore an effective recognition programme should ensure employees are involved in all aspects of the recognition: giving, receiving, and observing colleagues giving and receiving recognition. Hattipy is a peer-to-peer solution which allows anyone in the organisation to show appreciation for other’s work so everyone can participate in all the aspects of recognition.
Specific, Timely, Frequent Recognition
For recognition to have the desired impact, it should be sincere and specific, highlighting the precise behaviour being recognised. Generic praise can come across as inauthentic. Recognition should be given in a timely manner to ensure a clear association between recognition and behaviour, and it should be be given frequently to avoid employees feeling undervalued.
Multi-Faceted Recognition
Organisational science warns against too much focus on extrinsic motivation, which has a negative impact on personal drive. That’s why Hattipy is not a reward-automation programme: the platform employs gamification principles to increase engagement and utilisation, and companies can link points to rewards within their compensation schemes. However, the focus is on the recognition and praise itself. Praise promotes intrinsic motivation, which spurs employees to do better, even in the absence of extrinsic rewards.
Values-Based, Public Recognition
Visibly recognising efforts or conduct that reflect the values of your organisation creates positive reinforcement, which helps define and communicate the desired behaviour. A public platform for recognition promotes discussions and ideas, all the while strengthening the link between performance and recognition.