The power of peer recognition shouldn't be underestimated. Our High Fives feature allows people to show their teammates appreciation whenever they do something awesome. 🖐 And since recognition should flow freely, we have multiple ways to give someone a High Five within 15Five. Keep reading...
First, let's lay the groundwork. Individuals can give High Fives to individuals, groups, or the entire company by @mentioning them. If you don't see the option to @mention when giving a Hive Five, this article will help you set up @mentions for your company.
Science 🔬: High Fives
Tip
If your company's values have been added to 15Five by an account administrator, you can #hashtag a company value in your High Five. Not only can you call out the person's impact, but you can draw attention to a company value that was displayed, all from a High Five. Level up the recognition!
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Give a High Five from your current Check-in
The option to give a High Five is included in the last section of your Check-in. This High Five will be sent once the Check-in is submitted. Simply write and submit. The good vibes are in orbit!
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Give a High Five in real-time from the 'High Fives' dashboard
A few things to not about High Fives given from the 'High Fives' dashboard:
- Only public High Fives can be given from the 'High Fives' dashboard.
- It's not possible to give private High Fives from the dashboard- private High Fives can only be given from an individual's Check-in.
- Once a High Five is given, an email will be sent notifying the recipient, and the High Five will appear on the dashboard feed. The most recent High Fives are visible at the top of the feed.
- If you give a High Five from the dashboard, it will appear on your current Check-in in a read-only format—simply denoting that you gave additional High Fives outside of the current Check-in. When your Check-in is submitted, only High Fives given from within your Check-in will trigger notification emails to the recipients.
Give a real-time High Five
3. Give your High Five by @mentioning a person, group, all, or an external email address (if all options are enabled for your company)!
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Give a High Five from Slack
You can give a High Five while you are in Slack—without ever leaving your flow of work! From within any channel, type the command: /highfive followed by the person/group/all's name (@sophiafresch) and the content of your High Five.
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High Five while reviewing your direct report's Check-in
Manager High Fives have proven to be the most memorable, according to a recent Gallup survey. Make the process of giving your direct reports High Fives a seamless process.
1. Click on Features from the left navigation.
2. Click on 'Check-ins' to expand the options.
3. Next, click on 'Team Check-ins'.
4. From the Team's current Check-ins page, find the check-in you want to review and click ... then View Check-in.
5. In the High Fives section, towards the bottom of the Check-in, you will see the option to High Five your direct report. You can also choose whether you would like to make the High Five public or private.
6. The High Five will be given to your direct report when you mark the Check-in reviewed.
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Give a private High Five
Private High Fives are High Fives that are private between the person giving and the person receiving the High Five. When you give a private High Five, the recipient will be notified by email and can add a comment or like the High Five. Neither your reviewer, nor anyone else using 15Five can see private High Fives—it’s private between you and the recipient. Below are some additional logistics about private High Fives:
- You can only give a private High Five to one person at a time. Private High Fives are not available for group High Fives or multi-person High Fives.
- Private High Fives do not appear on the 'High Fives' dashboard or reporting.
- Private High Fives will not be shared to public Slack channels.
- The ability to give private High Fives is not yet available on iOS.
How to give a private High Five
1. At the bottom of your Check-in, write your High Five(s). Then click the 'Public' drop-down menu to the right of your High Five.
2. Choose the Private High Five option. Once that option has been selected, your High Five should show a lock symbol to the right of your text. That is your confirmation that the High Five is private.
3. The High Five will not be sent until your Check-in is submitted.