Where to find Praise
Employees can find Praise in the Aboard portal.
Go to the Portal
Open Praise
Select Give praise
If there is already praise in the company, the Give praise button is shown at the top of the Praise page.
Give praise to a colleague
To send praise:
Go to Praise
Click Give praise
Choose the type of praise you want to send
Select one or more recipients
Add your message, image, drawing, or note
Click Create
The selected colleague or colleagues will receive a notification.
Praise types
When creating praise, you can choose from several formats:
Text – write a message of appreciation and choose a color.
Drawing – create a drawing and optionally add a message.
Camera – take a photo using the camera and optionally add a message.
Photo upload – upload an image from your device.
Sticky note – write a short note of appreciation with a sticky-note style design.
Who can I praise?
You can praise active colleagues who are visible in the portal. You cannot send praise to yourself.
Multiple recipients can be selected when creating praise.
Notifications
When someone receives praise, they are notified in Aboard. If email notifications are enabled, they may also receive an email with the subject:
High five! [Name] sent you praise
The notification links directly to the praise.
View and interact with praise
On the Praise page, employees can view praise shared within the company.
They can also:
Open individual praise posts
React with a heart
Comment on praise
See how many hearts and comments a praise post has
Search and filter praise
The Praise page includes tools to help employees find relevant praise.
You can:
Search by the name of the person who gave or received the praise
Filter by workplace
Filter by department
If no praise matches the selected filters, Aboard will show an empty state.
Delete praise
Praise can be deleted by:
The person who created the praise
A superadmin
Recipients cannot delete praise unless they were also the creator.
Good to know
Praise is visible within the employee portal.
Recipients must be selected before praise can be created.
Praise can include text, drawings, camera photos, uploaded photos, or sticky notes.
Sticky notes support short messages of up to 140 characters.
Drawing and camera praise can include an optional message of up to 250 characters.