Strengths Awards

Create appreciation, make contributions visible and strengthen the shared culture.

Year-end, all-hands meetings, team days or project closings.

1. 1

   Nominate

   15 min

   Everyone in the team can nominate colleagues for a Strengths Award – with a short, concrete example.

2. 2

   Tell the story

   20 min

   We collect the nominees and tell the stories behind them: what was done and what difference did it make?

3. 3

   Celebrate

   15 min

   We make the nominees visible, thank them and celebrate their contributions – for example in the team, at an all-hands or in our internal channels.

• Nomination cards or digital form
• Award cards or certificates
• Optional: digital board for the stories

1. 1Who has recently made a noticeable difference with their strengths?
2. 2What exactly was done – and what impact did it have?
3. 3Which strength lies behind it?

• Award examples: “Created clarity” – brought structure to a complex situation, showed options and guided us safely to a decision. “Gave courage” – sparked a new idea, encouraged others and made the first step possible. “Got things rolling” – drove an important topic forward with energy and persistence and achieved noticeable progress.

• Visible appreciation for concrete contributions.
• Stories that show the difference strengths make – and a stronger team culture.