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Weekly Recognition Theme Ideas

Build habits around recognition by introducing weekly themes. It keeps the vibe fun, the culture alive, and the recognition flowing.

Updated over 5 months ago

🧼 TL;DR:

  • Create weekly shoutout themes to encourage engagement

  • Helps managers and teammates build a habit of recognition

  • Use values, GIFs, and photos to make it stick


📆 Why Weekly Themes Work

Recognition isn’t just about big moments—it’s about consistency.
Weekly themes give your team a reason to celebrate each other regularly without it feeling forced.

They also make it easier for managers to remember to give praise—and for teams to join in.


💡 Theme Ideas to Get You Started

🚀 Above & Beyond Mondays

Start the week with a bang. Highlight someone who went out of their way to help, solve a problem, or show leadership.

🙌 Team Player Tuesday

Shout out a colleague who had someone’s back, helped cover a shift, or showed collaboration in action.

💡 Wisdom Wednesday

Share something someone taught you this week—could be a tip, a policy reminder, or a “watch out for this” moment.

🤝 Thankful Thursday

Gratitude goes a long way. Encourage thank-you posts to coworkers, cross-functional teams, or managers.

🛍️ Customer Shoutout Friday

Share customer compliments or frontline wins. Especially great for retail, sales, and service teams.


📸 Boost Engagement with Media

Don’t just write it—show it. Encourage:

  • GIFs to match the tone

  • Photos of the person or their work

  • Tags + #corevalues so it appears in Smart Feed and the leaderboard


💡 Pro Tip:

Rotate themes monthly or let different teams “host” a week.
Example: HR runs "Team Player Tuesday" org-wide in July. In August, let Store Managers own “Customer Shoutout Friday.” That way, it stays fresh—and everyone gets involved.

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