Star Badges are the badges you create for recognition in GFoundry. Admins can add, edit, and delete badges, and review badge activity from the Recognition Module dashboard and details page.

This page provides an overview of Star Badges recognition.

This feature allows team members within an organization to give each other Star Badges.

These badges serve as a way to offer feedback or a review.

Users can award a star badge to a peer along with a written message, which can be a thank-you note, a review, or even a simple greeting.

Star Badges are the recognition badges your company uses in GFoundry. Admins manage them in Modules > Recognition > Stars. Each badge has a name and an image; the name is the one users see in the app.

Open a badge from the Stars list to see its details and the reviews given with it.

In Modules > Recognition > Stars, click New Star Badge to create a badge, or use the actions menu of a badge to Edit or Delete it.

Each star requires a name and an image. For optimal display, use a round image of 500x500 pixels, in translucent PNG or JPG.

Stars and reviews given to each user are visible to the whole community, except private reviews (see below).

In Modules > Recognition > Recognition Settings you can limit how many reviews each user can give (Max Reviews per User), as a fixed amount or reset monthly. There is no limit on how many a user can receive.

You can also turn on Only Team Managers can review? so that only team managers can give reviews to their team members:

If you turn on Allow private Reviews, users can mark a star as private. A private star is only visible to the receiver and their manager, and it does not show in the user's profile.

Remember, the "star" ratings gathered from community interactions provide valuable insights.

They help create a map of both formal and informal skills across the organization and identify hidden talents.

In Modules > Recognition > Dashboard, the Overview tab shows, per user, the star badges received and the soft and hard skill endorsements received. The Star Badge Reviews tab lists every review, where you can also delete one.

From each tab you can request an Export Report (xls) by email for reviews, soft skill endorsements or hard skill endorsements.

When users navigate to the recognition module page, they will be able to select their team members and search for other users on the platform.

After selecting the person who should receive a star, users click Give a star, choose the star badge and write a short message. They can also give a Star Badge to multiple colleagues at once, which supports team recognition and not only individual recognition.

On the Me tab, users see the recognitions they received, the stars they received and gave, and other relevant information.