Recognition from the colleagues who see the work
Sparkbay lets employees thank a colleague with a short card at the end of a survey, from their dashboard or at a kiosk. Your engagement survey shows whether people feel recognized, team by team.
Thank-yous people send, recognition you can measure
Three ways to thank a colleague
Employees can thank a colleague at the last step of a survey, or any day with the “Highlight a colleague” button on their dashboard.
At a shared kiosk, they sign in with their employee number and choose “Recognize a colleague”, so people without a work email take part too.
Measure whether people feel recognized
Counting thank-yous shows how often people say thanks, not whether anyone feels recognized. Your survey measures that directly, with statements such as “I am satisfied with the recognition I receive for my work.”
The heatmap shows, group by group, where people feel overlooked. Managers can see it for the teams they lead.
Turn a low score into a new habit
If recognition is a team's weak spot, Sparkbay's advice includes encouraging peers to recognize each other. With recognition cards, anyone can act on it today, and managers can go first.
Then see whether people feel the difference: the trend follows the team's engagement over time, against your organization's.
Easy to send, a pleasure to receive
A message in a few clicks
Five colleagues are suggested based on shared teams, and a search covers everyone else. Each quality brings a ready-made message with the colleague's first name, to send as is or rewrite, up to 300 characters.
An email at the end of the day
At 5 pm in your organization's time zone, people recognized that day get one email with their latest messages and a link to see them all. This email can be turned off.
Seen by the right people
Employees see the cards they receive, signed by the sender. Managers can also see their teams' cards, and leaders with organization-wide access can see everyone's.
We needed a quick and easy way to collect team members' feedback around the world (28 countries). Sparkbay allows us to quickly understand the bigger picture and target where to work on to have the most impact.
Frequently asked questions
How does peer recognition work in Sparkbay?
An employee picks a colleague and a quality, then sends a card from a suggested message they can edit. They can do it at the end of a survey, from their dashboard or at a kiosk, open to employees without a work email.
Is recognition anonymous?
No. Each card shows who sent it, so people know who is thanking them. Survey answers work differently: they stay anonymous, and results only appear for groups that meet your anonymity minimum.
Who can see recognition cards?
Employees see the cards they receive. Managers can also see the cards their teams received, and leaders with organization-wide access can see all of them. Recipients also get an end-of-day email, which can be turned off.
How does recognition connect to our engagement survey?
Your engagement survey measures recognition as one of its drivers. When it scores low, “Learn how to improve” suggests steps such as encouraging team members to recognize peers, and recognition cards make that step easy.
Does Sparkbay recognition include points or rewards?
No. Recognition in Sparkbay is a personal message from one colleague to another. There are no points, gift cards or leaderboards to manage.