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Shoutouts let your team recognize positive contributions in a public Slack channel. A person can create a Shoutout directly in Slack. Windy can also offer to convert positive feedback to a Shoutout after the author gives explicit consent.

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Set up Shoutouts

You must be an Admin or HR Admin. Your company must have an active Slack integration.
1

Open Shoutouts settings

Go to Settings > Shoutouts.
2

Enable Shoutouts

Turn on Shoutouts for your company.
3

Select a Slack channel

Select the public Slack channel where Windmill will post Shoutouts.

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Create a Shoutout in Slack

You can create a Shoutout from a Slack message or with a slash command.
1

Start the Shoutout

Right-click a Slack message and select Create a shoutout. You can also enter /shoutout in Slack.
2

Write the message

Describe the work that you want to recognize.
3

Select employees

Select one or more people to recognize.
4

Send the Shoutout

Submit the form. Windmill saves the Shoutout and shares it with your team.
For more information about Slack shortcuts, see Slack shortcuts.

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Convert positive feedback to a Shoutout

Windy can offer to convert feedback when all the following conditions apply:
  • The feedback contains only praise or positive recognition.
  • The feedback does not contain constructive or sensitive information.
  • The feedback is suitable for a public channel.
If the feedback qualifies, Windy asks the author for permission to share it. Windy does not make the feedback public until the author gives explicit consent.
Describe a specific action and its effect. This makes the Shoutout useful to the person and to the team.

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Delivery time

A Shoutout can take several hours to appear in the selected Slack channel. Windmill processes and queues the message before it posts the Shoutout.