The power of peer recognition shouldn't be underestimated. 15Five's High Fives feature allows people to show their teammates appreciation whenever they do something awesome. In this article, we'll walk through how to give a high five from the High Fives Feed.
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Access and availability
⛔️ Required access to High Fives.
👥 This article is relevant to all roles.
📦 This feature is available in the Perform, Legacy Focus, and Total Platform pricing packages.
Tip
We recognize that recognition should flow freely, so we offer multiple ways to give someone a high five besides the process covered in this article! Check out the FAQs at the bottom of this article to learn about these additional options.
How to give a High Five 🖐
The High Fives Feed contains all of the high fives that people in your organization have given to each other. You can give a high five from the feed using the steps below.
- Click High Fives in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation to open the High Fives Feed.
- Find the text box at the top of the screen under "Give a High Five." @mention the appropriate person, group, or external email address, then type your high five.
- If desired, use a company value in your high five by typing # and selecting the company value from the dropdown menu.
- Click the High Five! button.
- The recipient(s) will be notified and the high five will appear in the High Fives feed.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ❓
In addition to giving a high five from the High Fives feed, you can high five your team using the following methods:
- While filling out your Check-in
- Using the Slack app
- While reviewing your direct report's Check-in (managers only)
- Using Manager Copilot (managers only)
To amplify the impact of recognition, we recommend using strengths spotting in your high fives. Strengths-spotting refers to the practice of identifying, describing, and appreciating the innate talents, abilities, and positive qualities of individuals. Practicing strengths-spotting when recognizing people at work fosters heightened engagement and productivity, as it aligns with the core tenet of positive psychology to harness individual strengths for enhanced well-being and performance.
At 15Five, we use an acronym that makes giving strengths-based high fives easy: S-E-A.
- Spot the strength this person exemplified.
- Explain, in detail, the behavior you observed. Details are what set apart good feedback from great feedback. Ask yourself: "What did this person do that worked well?", list out the specific behaviors, then tie them back to the strength you spotted.
- Finally, express Appreciation for the person's strength and share the impact it had on you.
Account admins can choose whether to enable the option for individuals to include company values in high fives. If you don't see this option, reach out to one of your account admins (in-app link) and ask them to turn on the "Enable hashtags in High Fives" option in High Five feature settings.
Yes! You can high five people who aren't part of your company's 15Five account from within your Check-in or from the High Fives Feed. The High Five recipient will receive an email informing them of the high five from notifications@15five.com.
Yes, but only while filling out your Check-in or reviewing your direct report's Check-in.
Note
Research from Harvard professor Francesca Gino and Stanford professor Frank Flynn shows effective recognition isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach and needs to be customized to the preferences of the receiver. You can always check a person's profile to see if they prefer being recognized privately or publicly.