STARs by Culture Booster is a centralized place where praise and recognition are shared. STAR is an acronym for Situation, Task, Approach, and Result. Each component of the acronym is a prompting to make your praise & recognition memorable.
Here, we’ll cover how to view, send, receive and comment on STARs.
To get started
To get started with Stars, click the Stars icon on the left sidebar.
Viewing STARs
STARs contains three different sections:
My STARs: Is a collection of the STARs written about you from others.
All STARs: is a collection of all the public STARs from your organization.
STARs Given: is a collection of the STARs you’ve written to others.
Send a STAR
Click the ‘Send A STAR’ button
Select the person you’d like to send a STAR to (either type their name in the input field or scroll through the list of names until you reach them).
Choose between ‘Guided STAR’ process or ‘Skip’ (for an unguided process):
If Guided is selected
You’ll be taken through 4 prompts. Each prompt :
What was the Situation that sparked this recognition?
What Task were they completing?
What was unique about their Approach?
What was the final Result that influenced you to write the recognition?
Tag values
In the ‘What value(s) most align with this action?’ field, either type the value in the input field or scroll through a list of pre-loaded values.
💡 Your organization’s values will appear at the top of the values list under ‘Company Values’.
Assign preferences
Public or Private
Keep toggle to the right (slider will be blue) to send publicly
Toggle to the left (slider will turn grey) to send privately
Anonymous or Non-Anonymous
Keep toggle to the right (slider will be blue) to send anonymously
Toggle to the left (slider will turn grey) to send as yourself
If ‘Skip’ (Un-guided) is selected
You’ll be taken directly to the summary view.
Write out the praise and recognition
Tag values
In the ‘What value(s) most align with this action?’ field, either type the value in the input field or scroll through a list of pre-loaded values.
Assign preferences
Public or Private
Keep toggle to the right (slider will be blue) to send publicly
Toggle to the left (slider will turn grey) to send privately
Anonymous or Non-Anonymous
Keep toggle to the right (slider will be blue) to send anonymously
Toggle to the left (slider will turn grey) to send as yourself
Receive a STAR
In-App Notifications
Login to your account
If you haven’t logged in before, reset your password.
Click the ‘Notifications’ bell next to your name.
Click the ‘You received a STAR’ link
Email
Click the ‘See Your Star’ link
If you haven’t logged in already, you’ll be prompted to login.
If you haven’t logged in before, reset your password.
Hide a STAR
Click on the STAR you’d like to hide.
Click the eye icon to hide your STAR.
A red border will signify that your STAR is no longer visible in ‘All Stars’.
Comment on STARs
To leave a comment on a STAR, click the STAR you’d like to comment on.
You can add emojis to your comment, click the emoji icon to choose the emoji you’d like to use as a reaction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the STAR I received default private?
No, the STAR’s default is based off what the Sender selects. You can change the visibility by hiding the STAR.
Can I send a STAR anonymously?
Yes, simply toggle to the left to send anonymously.
