Employee recognition and kudos for Slack.
Make appreciation visible, consistent, and meaningful — right where your team already works.
🙌 @Sarah! You got a kudos from @Mike:
Used by teams across engineering, customer support, and leadership.
Outcomes that teams feel immediately
Make recognition visible, consistent, and measurable.
Higher engagement
Recognition happens inside Slack, so it naturally becomes part of daily work.
Values in action
Tie kudos to company values so the culture you want is reinforced every day.
Visible wins
Stream kudos in channels or on TVs to keep momentum high.
Leadership clarity
See who’s contributing, who’s recognized, and where culture is thriving.
Teamwide participation
Celebrate wins across teams and departments with simple Slack commands.
Momentum you can track
Leaderboards and analytics show how recognition trends over time.
Built for the way teams work
Choose the recognition workflow you need
Start with everyday kudos, then add the visibility and measurement that helps your team keep the habit going.
Slack employee recognition
Give specific kudos in the channel where the work happens and connect them to your values.
Explore recognitionSlack kudos bot
Make peer-to-peer shoutouts fast, visible, and easy to repeat without another dashboard.
See the kudos workflowRecognition leaderboard
Review participation and stories together so metrics support healthy recognition habits.
Explore leaderboardsCompany values in Slack
Turn values into specific examples people can notice, share, and repeat.
Explore values in SlackFor People teams and Slack admins
Choose the right recognition rollout
Compare the workflow before you buy, then use a focused implementation plan to turn the first kudos into a habit.
Best Slack employee recognition apps
Compare Slack-first kudos, values, rewards, analytics, and implementation trade-offs.
Read the comparison14-day Slack recognition launch guide
Choose a pilot channel, write useful examples, and measure adoption without turning recognition into a score.
Plan the pilotHow it works
Install Karl
Add Karl to Slack in minutes and invite it to your channels.
Send kudos
Use simple Slack commands to celebrate wins with GIFs and value tags.
Track culture
View leaderboards and analytics that show engagement over time.
Kudos inside Slack
Keep praise where work happens — no extra tools or context switching.
Keep praise visible where work happens.
Values tagging
Turn company values into daily behavior, not posters.
Learn how values work in Slack
Make behaviors visible and repeatable.
Leaderboards
Highlight top contributors and keep recognition moving all month.
Monthly momentum, automatically surfaced.
TV stream
Celebrate wins across the office with real-time kudos displays.
Keep recognition front and center.
Analytics
Understand engagement trends and cultural momentum at a glance.
Share insights with leadership in seconds.
Ready to build a stronger culture in Slack?
Install Karl in minutes and start recognizing great work immediately.