#1 most frequent
United States of America
56.7%34 installations of 60
What is Kudos®?
Kudos® is an employee engagement and recognition platform, that harnesses peer-to-peer recognition, casual rewards, values reinforcement, and open communication to help organizations boost employee engagement, reduce turnover, improve culture, and drive productivity and performance.
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Who Buys & Uses Kudos®
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
13.3%8 installations of 60
#3 most frequent
Canada
8.3%5 installations of 60
The smartest and most ethical way to reward employees for their hard work
Pros
- One of the most useful aspects of this tool is that it allows you to save the profile of each of the employees individually and to be able to track their activities and give them the recognition they deserve.
- Another useful feature of "kudos is that the system allows you to assign badges to each profile based on their job performance.
- I also really like that the platform has a dedicated portal for employees. In which they can see their badges, recognitions and awards obtained for their efforts.
Cons
- I would like this tool to have the functionality of being able to create surveys and polls. This allows us to better include employees and further understand what their complaints or needs are.
- I would like you to have a broader E-gif card catalog as I don't think there is much variety.
Return on Investment
- Personally, I think that having this tool as employee recognition management has been very beneficial for our entire company. Because in this way we encourage hard work and let our employees know that it is worth the effort.
Alternatives Considered
Reward Gateway Employee Engagement Platform (SmartHub)
Other Software Used
Zoho Survey, Slack, Paylocity
Service to value and reward the work of employees
Pros
- I like the aspect of how the platform looks like it is something similar to Twitter or any other social network.
- I also really like the idea that the platform has a portal where all members of the company can interact with our activities or news related to work.
- And last but not least the reward system which allows us to award points according to the work performed by the employee or the activities performed there.
Cons
- I would like you to implement an option in "kudos" that allows us to evaluate the performance of each employee and assign badges according to their level of performance.
- I would also like to see an option that allows us to establish work objectives for employees who do not fulfill their assigned tasks in the correct way.
Most Important Features
- The most important thing for us is communication, which is why the activity panel's characteristic is essential that we have it.
- It is also very important for us to have the characteristic of creating surveys since in this way we can know who likes an idea or who does not.
Return on Investment
- The commercial expenses invested in this service were recovered thanks to the fact that after implementing "Kudos" our employees work in a more efficient, effective, and creative way, allowing us to cover the cost of this service in a sustainable way.
Alternatives Considered
Bonusly
Other Software Used
Dropbox Business
Kudos to Kudos! Show your people you see what they're doing well and that you appreciate them!
Pros
- It allows for immediate positive recognition
- Customized badges and awards
- Ease of use
Cons
- I am honestly so happy with Kudos that I don't have any suggestions to improve - love it!
Return on Investment
- Higher morale
- Increased productivity
- Reduced turnover
- Stronger culture
Other Software Used
monday.com, HubSpot Sales Hub, Qlik Sense
Somebody needs a little Kudos
Pros
- On the spot recognition, like, you get nominated on spot by a fellow teammate after helping them out.
- Used as a tool for rewards and appointments within our company converting earned points into vouchers and other incentives.
- Easy evaluation of an employee's input/qualities in terms of collaboration, engagement, accountability, model leader, and promoting integrity.
- Gives us visibility of everyone profile in the company its more like a social site things like birthdays, highest point receivers and senders.
Cons
- Rewards take a long time to be given out, but this I would put on the company's policy.
- From my own perspective on a mobile phone, it's not so smooth like on desktop, like searching for a colleagues name sometimes is difficult.
- Sometimes email notifications take too long to come, or they don't even come at all.
Return on Investment
- It creates excitement and positive engagement within the staff creating a lively environment.
- It's easy to track the highest receivers and at the end of the year, these receivers are sieved and awarded accordingly.
- Some employees might abuse the system and reward just for the sake of rewarding to get points.
- Reward redemptions are not instant which creates a little demotivation to shine on the spot all the time.
Other Software Used
Google Drive, Microsoft 365 Business, Microsoft Office 365, Skype, Google Charts, Aspect Unified IP, Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat DC, Google Charts, SurveyMonkey, Google Hangouts, Google Drive, ZipRecruiter, Google Maps API
Kudos to Companies Providing Incentives for Employees
Pros
- Encourages employees to go above and beyond!
- Encourages our staff to make an effort to support our employees by handing out KUDOS for good deeds or for bright ideas that help innovate the company.
- Helps our leaders make informed decisions on good staff by viewing the distribution of KUDOS to our employees and helps maintain a level of professionalism between the employees.
Cons
- Increase in the amount of KUDOS being able to be given out by a normal, basic user. Being limited to 100 a month is a little low in a company of 8000+.
- Increase in the amount able to be given. The current maximum is 50 per person but it would be nice to enter our own.
- When the window is opened up to half scale, the username and account information becomes unable to be seen. I believe the website needs to be customized to be able to function in a windowed or full-screen style of mode!
Return on Investment
- Incentivizes employee to work harder.
- Helps with thanking our employees for jobs well done without having just a normal "Thank You."
- Allows the employees to use kudos for company SWAG or items they may need in their lives and it's all possible to get thanks to KUDOS.
Other Software Used
Oracle Access Management, Calabrio ONE, Kronos Workforce Central
