Kudo wall
What ?
Some companies call them HERO awards, others Rippas or Hugs, in Management 3.0 it is called Kudos.
Kudo means “Thank you” in japanese.
A kudo card is a written and public recognition of a colleague for something he/she has contributed to the team.
A Kudo is not just given from the top down, but peer-to-peer and bottom-up. Across departments and organizations, anyone can recognize someone else’s work.
It’s a way to break down hierarchical limitations and to encourage everyone to offer instant positive feedback.
Kudo Cards are small gestures of gratitude.
Why ?
This tool has a lot of benefits amongst them :
- It promotes engagement
- Praise gives people pleasure and encourages them to engage with management
- Increases the chances that employees will share new ideas and point out problem areas in the business
- Boost Performance
- It encourages wanted behaviors
- Encourages behaviors that each employees wants to see repeated
How ?
- Print Kudo cards
- Create space on a wall
- Name it Kudo wall
- Invite people to offer each other tokens of appreciation by putting them on this wall
