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High-fives: company values

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Written by Sanne Lodders
Updated over 2 weeks ago

High-Fives are a perfect way for employees and managers to recognize each other. Recognition strengthens company culture, increases engagement, and makes appreciation visible across the organization.

Step 1: Set up company values

To make High-Fives more meaningful, you first need to configure your organization’s values in the dashboard.

How to add company values:

  1. Go to the Organization Dashboard.

  2. Navigate to Settings > General > Company values.

  3. Add your core values (e.g. teamwork, customer focus, innovation, leadership).

  4. Save the changes.

✅ Once saved, these values will be available in the High-Five feature for all employees. See the article, high-five for employees

Step 2: Communicate to your organization

After setting up values, explain to employees how they can use High-Fives:

  • Go to the Colleagues tab in the app or webapp.

  • Select a colleague, open their profile, and click High five.

  • Write a short recognition message.

  • Optionally link one or more company values.

  • Choose whether to share the High-Five on a timeline (visible only in groups both colleagues are part of).

What does the receiver see?

  • A notification of the High-Five.

  • If shared, the High-Five will also appear on the group timeline.

  • Currently, High-Fives are visible only via notifications and timelines (no separate overview page yet).

Best practices for admins

  • Keep values simple: choose 3–6 clear, recognizable values.

  • Encourage use: ask managers to give High-Fives regularly and link them to values.

  • Promote visibility: suggest sharing on timelines to increase team-wide recognition.

  • Monitor adoption: check timeline activity to see how often High-Fives are being used.

Example High-Fives with values

To inspire your employees, share practical examples:

  • Teamwork: “High-Five to Sarah for stepping in to help finish the report on time. True teamwork!”

  • Customer focus: “Shoutout to Jamal for handling a difficult client situation with care. Great customer focus!”

  • Innovation: “High-Five to Anna for suggesting a new idea that saved us time. Very innovative!”

  • Leadership: “Thanks to David for guiding the project team so effectively. Strong leadership!”

  • Kindness: “High-Five to Maria for welcoming our new colleague and making them feel at home.”

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