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Kudos Wall

Somebody stayed back to get the release out. Somebody covered a shift. Somebody explained the thing patiently for the fourth time. This is where that gets said, where the rest of the team can see it.

Nothing needs filling in — the team name is optional. See a finished wall →

or name it first

Why notes are signed

Every other tool on this site leans towards anonymity. This one does the opposite on purpose. A thank-you from nobody in particular is worth almost nothing — the value is that a named colleague noticed and said so. So the name goes on it.

That is also why it is a wall rather than a form to a manager. Praise that travels upward becomes performance-review evidence. Praise that sits where the team can read it stays a thank-you.

How it works

1. One link, shared once

Post it in the channel and let people bookmark it. There is no invite list, no email addresses, no app and nothing for an administrator to approve.

2. Anyone posts a note

Who it's for, what they did, and who it's from. Three fields, about fifteen seconds.

3. It rolls over every week

This week's notes sit at the top; earlier weeks fold into an archive underneath. The link never changes and never needs setting up again.

The habit that makes it work

Read the week's notes out at the top of a Monday stand-up. Ninety seconds. That single habit is the difference between a wall that fills up and one that goes quiet by the third week — because posting only feels worth doing if somebody is going to see it.

If nobody is going to read them out, do not start one. An empty kudos wall is worse than no kudos wall.

What it is not

Not a recognition programme. There are no points, no badges, no leaderboard and no budget attached. The moment a thank-you earns someone something, people start gaming it and it stops meaning anything.
Not anonymous. See above. If you want anonymous team sentiment, that is what the weekly pulse is for, and it is built quite differently.
Not a performance record. Older weeks drop off after a few months. It is a wall, not an HR file.

FAQ

Do people need an account?

No. Nobody signs up, nobody gives an email address and there is nothing to install. If you can paste a link in a channel, you can start one now.

Can I take a note down?

Yes. This browser remembers the notes you put up, so you can remove your own from the shared page. Whoever set the wall up can remove any note.

Can notes be anonymous?

No, and that is deliberate. The name is what makes it worth anything.

How long do notes stay up?

This week's are at the top, the last six weeks are in the archive below, and anything older than about three months drops off automatically.

Is there a limit?

A wall holds a few thousand notes, which is years of normal use. Older weeks are removed automatically well before you would reach it.

Can I use it for something other than thank-yous?

Teams use the same thing for wins of the week, customer quotes worth seeing, and small things that went right after a rough patch. Anything short, signed and worth reading out.

For anonymous team sentiment rather than named praise, there is the weekly pulse. To get people talking across teams, coffee roulette. And for the top of the morning meeting, stand-up games and a daily question.