What types of rewards and recognition programs is everyone using? Not a platform (i.e. we don't have money to spend on it), but rather, what are some home-grown ideas, i.e. Town Hall shout-outs, monthly emails, etc? Looking for advice on how to get managers to commit to it on a regular basis without having to police them.
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Low-cost recognition ideas- Town Hall shout-outs, peer-nominated kudos boards, Wall of fame - Monthly/quarterly/yearly, appreciation emails, handwritten notes and spotlight stories in newsletters.(Digital)
In a previous company, we asked leaders to nominate people for special, small-group lunches with executives. This gave the employee visibility and recognition while also helping the executives keep a pulse on the "average" employee's experience.
And another approach we used: we solicited nominations of people who had gone above & beyond to spotlight at during monthly / quarterly townhalls. This was also a great way to reinforce the company's values or leadership principles if you use them as the categories. You can also take this one step further by creating a social media banner for the "winner" to post (or company social media team can recognize the employee on the company channel).
Shout outs, set up a Teams channel (or other online existing tool) for informal recognition. Offer tips and ideas to leaders. Have leaders nominate people for calls from the CEO.
Agree with the other comments. At our company, we also have an annual awards ceremony hosted by our CEO. He recognizes key projects and project members. (We have an application process where he or his executive team hop on the nominees' virtual team meetings to thank them and tell them if they are finalists, which is huge recognition as well). This is more special/on top rather than regular weekly/monthly but it sets a tone from the top.