For many years, we used email as the engine behind our peer-to-peer recognition
system coupled with monthly recognition
programs and our very own Atrion Oscar
night that celebrates the unique traits
of our employees.
But, in constantly looking to evolve and
improve our culture, this past May our
recognition journey led us to investing in
Kudos, a peer-to-peer recognition system
that allows us to celebrate anyone as long
as they have access to the Atrion system.
At its most simple level, Kudos is
a gamificaiton program that gives each
employee a certain amount of “kudos”
points to award to his or her coworkers.
As a leading IT services firm, one might
think that Atrion is solely focused the hard
benefits of technology, like ROI, reduced
cost, increased sales, improved client loyalty, increased output, etc. But we are just
as focused on the soft benefits, specifically
the way in which technology can enhance
our culture and empower our employees. It’s why we invest in technologies like
Kudos. After all, the right tools allow your
employees to communicate more seamlessly, enjoy a heightened degree of transparency and share information expediently.
Unfortunately, most companies don’t think
about using technology to drive the soft
outcomes they want, like improving culture
and increasing empowerment. We mistakenly assume that amorphous-like goals
cannot be solved by gadgets and gizmos
and are solely the function of the human
resources department. But they can.
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