Boost Morale with Personalized and Automated Birthday Celebrations 🎂
With Automated Birthday Recognition in Teamflect, your organization can celebrate employee birthdays effortlessly while reinforcing a culture of appreciation. This feature lets you tailor birthday messages, badges, and visibility, ensuring that each recognition feels personal and aligned with your company’s tone.
Step 1: Ensure Birthdays Are Set Up
Before enabling birthday recognitions, ensure that your users' birthdays are properly set up:
In Microsoft: Confirm that the correct birthday information is stored within your users' Microsoft profiles.
In Teamflect: Alternatively, you can manually input birthday information directly within the Teamflect platform. Click here to learn more.
Step 2: Enable Automated Birthday Recognitions
Once the birthdays are set up:
Go to the Recognition Settings within the Teamflect Admin Center.
Locate the Automated Birthday Recognitions toggle and switch it to “On.”
Step 3: Customize the Birthday Recognition
Teamflect offers a wide range of customization options to make each birthday recognition unique. Here’s what you can personalize:
Background Image: Choose an image to serve as the backdrop for your recognition message, or upload your own.
Badge: Select or design a special birthday badge that will accompany the message.
Message Title & Message: Craft an engaging title for the birthday recognition and then write a personalized or company-branded message to be sent with the badge.
Additional customization options include:
Assigning Points: Optionally, attach a point value to the birthday badge as part of your recognition program.
Alias: Set an alias such as {{Your Company Name}} to ensure your company branding is part of the recognition.
You can share the birthday recognition across your company by connecting a simple webhook. This will allow everyone in the specified Teams channel to receive a notification when a birthday recognition is sent. Watch a short tutorial, and learn how.
Visibility: Choose whether the birthday recognition will be public (visible to everyone in the company) or private (sent directly to the individual, and visible to their managerial hierarchy, and Teamflect admins).
Timing: Schedule when the birthday message will be delivered (e.g., at the start of the recipient’s special day). 🕒 (Tip: Use a UTC zone converter to schedule accurately.)
Step 4: Preview Upcoming Birthdays
After your setup is complete, you can check for any upcoming birthdays by viewing the ''See Upcoming Birthdays'' section in Teamflect. This feature ensures you can always stay ahead of important dates.
They can be viewed in the Company recognitions if the following box is checked:
Why Birthday Recognitions Matter
Foster a Culture of Appreciation
Celebrating birthdays consistently makes employees feel seen, valued, and included, especially in hybrid or remote setups.Add a Personalized Touch
Customizing birthday visuals and messages enhances the emotional impact of each recognition.Boost Engagement and Morale
Timely acknowledgments of personal milestones contribute to a positive employee experience and improved workplace morale.
Need Help?
If you have any questions or require assistance in setting up Automated Birthday Recognitions, our support team is here to help. Please contact us at [email protected] or visit our Help Center for more guides.