Employee recognition has moved beyond “nice to have” — it’s now a strategic driver of engagement, retention, and performance. According to a study, well-recognized employees are 45% less likely to leave over a two-year period. Further, organizations that adopt systematic recognition report higher productivity, increased job satisfaction, and better loyalty.
Using a dedicated employee recognition software makes recognition timely, visible, and scalable — far more effective than ad-hoc “thank you” notes or annual awards.
When you choose BRAVO (a robust recognition tool), you’re not just saying “thank you” — you’re building a culture of appreciation that translates directly into performance, satisfaction, and retention.
How can Employees and Employers use BRAVO?
Features of BRAVO – Employee Recognition and Reward Platform
Besides contributing to excellent workplace culture, BRAVO also impacts the bottom line and explicitly improves employee engagement. Long story, in short, employee recognition attracts talent, engages employees, builds inclusion and rich culture. Keep scrolling through to learn about how you can enjoy employee recognition and reward system benefits.
Peer-to-peer & Peer-to-Team Feedback
It’s pretty easy to ask anyone to give feedback about yourself through BRAVO. Practicing feedback without considering hierarchy promotes equality in the workplace. Also, it would give confidence to employees that they are free to provide remarks regarding anything. Besides getting feedback from peers, you can also receive feedback from your groups and departments.
Reports and Analysis
You can create a great hype of launching BRAVO, making the HR department acknowledge its feature to track employees’ performance and plan accordingly.
Customize Rewards and Recognition
You can maximize employees’ engagement on BRAVO by tailoring the appreciation system. The excitement level of employees can be taken to another level by telling them about the seamless customization of all types of recognitions, rewards, and referral bonuses.
Activity Dashboard
BRAVO comes with an easy-to-use activity dashboard, which engages users to evaluate teammates, appreciate and even empower everyone to perform even better. Thus, promoting a rich culture of connectivity, empowerment, and gratitude through the organization.
Seamless Integration
The integration facility of BRAVO makes it one of the top-performing employee recognition programs in the world. Launching BRAVO with integration to your organization programs like Slack and Microsoft Teams will help you engage more employees regardless of where they are.
Flexible Grouping System
Based on geographic location of team members, department or common assigned tasks or by any other common factor, you also create groups on BRAVO. It would clearly demonstrate whom will the member be reporting to, who are their peers, who are working with them on a particular project and where they are located.
BRAVO Warm Welcome
BRAVO never forgets its users; our robust bot delights all the new hires with a warm welcome. Also, employee birthdays and work anniversaries are celebrated with points as gifts.
Thus, these were a few main features that can engage your employees and employers. Providing your employees with an interactive employee recognition and reward program will keep them closely connected and productive wherever they are.
How to make a successful BRAVO launch?
Pre-launch Activities for BRAVO Launch
Customization and Integration
We know how important it is for your employees to know the usage of BRAVO; for that, we’ve made it convenient for you to integrate it with your models. In addition, we know that most companies like doing everything on Slack. So, with BRAVO, you can implement your recognition and reward program on Slack itself.
Integration with Slack
The first and foremost task to do before launching BRAVO is to integrate it into your workspace on Slack. Launching BRAVO on a platform where all your employees are actively participating will help them get a good sense of how they can use it.
Integration with Microsoft Teams
Don’t worry, BRAVO is not just restricted to Slack. We have a great Teams app too. If all your internal communications are managed via Microsoft Teams, BRAVO can certainly spice that up. You can share instant recognition with your colleagues on your Teams channels using this app. Another great feature here is BRAVO bot for Teams where you can get quick chat support from our customer service.
Customization with Logo
Secondly, you can upload your company logo and show your company bond with BRAVO. You can also add your custom rewards to your company reward shop. Always consider maximum possible ways to add the flavor company in everything: reward or some official celebrations.
Discussions about BRAVO
Helping your team understand the importance of BRAVO will let them feel valued for their endless efforts in company success. You can tell your team that BRAVO is a platform where their efforts will get recognized and rewarded. Also, you can excite them by telling them that this platform is not just limited to recognizing and rewarding employees; it also comes with several top-notch features, as mentioned earlier.
Moreover, you can give a short demo about what appreciation on BRAVO looks like and how others can participate in appreciation and other celebrations. You can also attract employee attention by sharing exciting stats and testimonials about BRAVO users.
Ways to communicate about BRAVO
We’ve got you with several ideas that will help you discuss BRAVO with your team throughout the launch. Having conversations will help you adjust and brand the program according to the needs and style of your organization. Every organization will have different approaches to launch employee recognition programs, and we recommend the following to make your launch successful:
1. Orientation for resources
The most impactful way to introduce BRAVO to your team is with an orientation session for new and existing employees. Besides telling them the features of our platform, you can also express the importance of recognition in an organization.
You can create an orientation presentation, which will start with the first slide presenting the company and collaboration with BRAVO. Moving on, you can add types of rewards that the organization will be offering and also explain the appreciation and celebration criteria.
Some of the particular slides you can create in your BRAVO launch presentation are:
- History of Previous Recognition Programs at the company
- Why did you choose BRAVO?
- Guidelines about appreciation and engagement, including instructions on what and how to do.
- Different ways that Managers and HRs would be using BRAVO
- Possible ways in which the Company will use BRAVO to recognize achievements like new hires, work anniversaries, birthdays, marriages, etc.
- How to use different features of BRAVO like Slack integration and points redemptions.
Thus, adjusting the way to deliver the orientation will help your BRAVO launch.
2. Written Announcement through Emails and Communication Tools
Sending a composed piece of text is the best way to take the attention of all company stakeholders to the orientation planned for the BRAVO launch. You have to think wisely of a place where all your teams go to find information about different company operations like Team channels, official email addresses, or a physical notification bar in the office.
You can also use printed hardcopy brochures or email templates to circulate information about BRAVO. However, BRAVO customers have also created posters and icons on their company websites to announce the launch around and beyond the office.
3. Pre Launch Training
Before launching BRAVO to your company model, a group of people will know how to use the software exactly. So, after training your core admin members, you can plan a brief training session for the entire team. Moreover, having a team with extensive knowledge about BRAVO usage can make it easier to answer employee questions and ensure a smooth launch.
However, suppose you feel that the trained admin cannot help entire company employees. In that case, you can train the managers who can help early adopters adapt to BRAVO. Consequently, you will observe the active participation of employees after the launch of BRAVO. So, to maintain the consistency of BRAVO, you need to design justified recognition practices on the platform.
NOTE: Don’t forget to make BRAVO training sessions engaging and customized according to your company culture.
4. Training and Feedback
Although, the orientation will deliver all the necessary information to the team, as it is quite an easy-to-use program. However, after launching BRAVO, employees cannot grasp any functionality or need more training, so you can keep short meetings after launch to gather feedback and discuss issues.
In addition to pre-launch and post-launch meetings, we recommend you keep having brief meetings with employees that will help them stay consistent in a values-oriented and recognition-rich culture.
Therefore, covering different angles in your BRAVO launch campaign will engage each stakeholder. Using various modes of information sharing is the best way to reach each team’s individual. If you cannot find a suitable approach for your team, don’t worry, be creative and follow the usual way you always consider.
Excitement About Rewards
Besides integrating BRAVO with Slack and customizing your logo, you can also make the launch even more customizable with your company values and culture by customizing your rewards. We understand that every company has different fueling plans for appreciation, so you can make your BRAVO launch fun and creative with it. If you’re not getting where to get started, here are some of the ideas that our customers do.
Rewards for New Hires
The fastest and easiest way to invite everyone to sign up for BRAVO is to provide a warm welcome. So, to delight new joiners of BRAVO, get a great start with points and greetings. In addition to giving an automated warm welcome to new hires, you can also encourage and engage other team members in welcoming the newbie. Thus, creating a perfect approach to adapt the BRAVO launch.
Recognition of Years of Services
Receiving more and more recognition will keep employees motivated and engaged in receiving rewards. There are specific occasions where you can set automated appreciation rewards for the employees, for instance, work anniversaries. Recognizing employees’ years of service will boost their dedication and loyalty to their workspace. Like new hire rewards engage other employees in welcoming, the same way, the work anniversary rewards will also engage other team members in celebration of the success of their co-workers.
Recognition of Extra Efforts and Results
Different organizations adopt different annual appreciation cycles. To encourage employees to show little gestures of kind and help, you can create a culture of appreciating co-workers with the launch of BRAVO. Therefore, this would also encourage employees to log on to BRAVO at their earliest convenience to enjoy appreciation and appreciate others.
Recognition on International Recognition Days
There is a special day for every single element of the team, for instance, International Boss Day, Human Resources Day and Employee Appreciation Days. These days are also observed on BRAVO to remind everyone it’s their day. So, now your remote team can absolutely celebrate these recognition days and appreciate other team members.
Recognition In Management Meetings
If you want the rollout of BRAVO to be successful in your organization, don’t forget to encourage the ones who are active on the platform via face to face recognition in management meetings. The benefit of this encouragement is twofold, the employee you’re encouraging will have a boosted morale overall and this encouragement will push him to engage more people on the platform.
How to ensure your BRAVO launch is fruitful?
Now you know all the key aspects that you should consider while launching your recognition and reward program. Despite implementing the right digital platform, it’s necessary to consider a few main characteristics to ensure the program’s effectiveness.
- Frequent – No achievement is small or large; every achievement results from effort. So, keep employees engaged and motivated by celebrating their every accomplishment.
- Specific – Keep it clear why employees’ contributions are being rewarded.
- Visibility – Publically recognition gives a reason to other employees’ collaboration in the celebration.
- Inclusive – Your recognition program should be inclusive to promote equity in the organization.
- Value-based – Recognition on the basis of efforts will encourage the team to be productive and achieve goals.
Sustaining Momentum: Best Practices for Long-Term Success
A recognition program doesn’t succeed with a one-time launch. To make BRAVO part of organizational culture:
- Be Frequent & Consistent
Don’t wait for big milestones. Encourage recognition for everyday wins — small or large. Regular praise keeps morale high and reinforces positive behaviours. - Make Recognition Specific & Visible
When giving recognition, describe exactly what actions or behaviours you appreciate — that clarity reinforces the value you want to see more of. Use public posts so others can see and learn. - Ensure Inclusion & Equity
Recognition should be accessible to all teams, levels, and locations. Avoid “elite only” recognition — it hurts trust. Use grouping features and allow peer-to-peer recognition across departments. - Align Rewards with Company Values
Use custom rewards that reflect organizational culture — e.g. “innovation reward,” “team player award,” “customer champion” — to reinforce desired values. - Track & Analyze Metrics
Monitor key metrics: participation rate (how many employees give or receive), frequency of recognitions, points redeemed, reward shop activity, and employee satisfaction surveys. Adjust programs based on data. - Solicit Feedback & Iterate
Regularly check in with employees: what’s working, what’s not, how they feel about recognition. Use feedback to refine your reward criteria, communication approach, and program design.
“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that necessary.”
– Margaret Cousins.
Ready to Boost Employee Engagement?
Implementing an employee recognition software like BRAVO can transform your workplace culture, increase loyalty, and drive performance — but only if used strategically, consistently, and inclusively. With the steps above, you’re equipped to launch BRAVO for real impact.
FAQs
Employee recognition software is a digital platform that enables organizations to systematically appreciate, reward, and track employee contributions — from peer praise to milestone celebrations and custom rewards.
Peer-to-peer recognition allows colleagues at all levels to appreciate each other, creating a culture of mutual respect and inclusion. It often feels more genuine and can strengthen team bonds more than top-down praise.
Yes. Recognition works even with non-monetary rewards — public praise, digital badges, extra time-off, or symbolic points — which can boost motivation and engagement without high cost.
For real impact, recognition should be frequent and timely — celebrate both small wins and major achievements. Regular recognition (monthly or even weekly) fosters a strong, appreciation-rich culture.
Track metrics like number of recognitions per month, active users (givers and receivers), reward redemptions, employee satisfaction/engagement survey scores, and retention rates over time.
