Empuls includes a badge selection drop-down in the recognition and awards flow, allowing managers and peers to choose from pre-configured badges tied to core values or specific achievements at the moment of rewarding.
How the badge drop-down works
During the rewarding process in Empuls, the nominator or manager sees a contextual drop-down listing available badges. These badges are typically configured by your HR or program admin and can be organized around your company’s core values—integrity, innovation, customer obsession—or tied to specific achievement categories such as milestone completions, peer-nominated excellence, or cross-functional collaboration. Selecting a badge is not just decorative. It creates a visible, searchable record of the behavior being reinforced. When the recognition is published on the Empuls social feed, the badge appears alongside the award, giving the entire team instant context about what was recognized and why.Alignment with organizational values
Badge-linked recognition closes the gap between stated values and everyday behavior. Without a structured taxonomy, recognition can feel generic—“great job” means little without specificity. With Empuls’s badge drop-down, a manager awarding a peer for staying late to resolve a client issue can attach a “Customer First” badge, making the link between behavior and company expectations explicit and repeatable. This is especially useful for organizations running large-scale programs through HR platforms like SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, or Darwinbox, where recognition data often needs to map back to performance competencies or values frameworks already defined in those systems.Practical example
Consider a team using Empuls connected to Microsoft Teams. A team lead sends a recognition directly from the MS Teams interface. As they compose the award message, the Empuls drop-down surfaces badges such as “Collaboration Champion,” “Goes the Extra Mile,” and “Innovation Driver.” The lead selects “Collaboration Champion,” adds the award amount, and submits. The recipient sees the badge, the message, and the points in their Empuls wallet—and the recognition is logged against the Collaboration core value for reporting purposes.Admin configuration
Program admins can create, edit, and archive badges from the Empuls admin panel under the Awards configuration section. Badges can be made mandatory or optional during the recognition flow, and each badge can carry its own visual icon and description to guide nominators toward the right choice. This keeps the experience consistent across departments and geographies without requiring central moderation of every award.Learn more: Empuls Help Centre — Awards
How are core value badges configured in Empuls?
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How does the Empuls awards nomination workflow work?
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