{"id":738,"date":"2016-07-24T09:59:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T04:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/?p=738"},"modified":"2025-03-26T20:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:42:33","slug":"the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Peer to Peer Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
<\/div>\n\n\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tThe Power of Peer to Peer Recognition\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n

Peer-to-peer recognition is a key part of any recognition strategy. Science proves that being recognized by colleagues triggers a dopamine boost, reinforcing positive behaviors and strengthening workplace culture. Read more in this blog.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

Peer-to-peer recognition is one of the major components of any recognition strategy. Looking at the current social media trends, it can be inferred that most of us look for the approval of our peers, and giving and receiving compliments is thoroughly enjoyed. However, when it comes to a fully fledged recognition strategy, is the exchange of compliments enough?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer is, No!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recognition system, you should offer your employees a formal system to recognize their colleagues for good work. When an employee knows he\/she is formally recognized for his\/her work, the culture of recognition will be sustained for years, leading to behaviour change, satisfaction and engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though recognition is a powerful tool, it is often misinterpreted. It is important to understand that recognition is no rocket science. Let\u2019s take a look at recognition from the perspective of Neurobiological Science to understand why peer-to-peer recognition works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever we succeed at something, or achieve something, our nerve cells release a chemical called dopamine. Dopamine stimulates the reward centre of our brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodd Wagner, New York Times bestselling author, mentioned in his book Widgets: The 12 New Rules for Managing Your Employees As If They\u2019re Real People,<\/strong>that, \u201cDopamine not only surges when someone succeeds but also when his leaders and colleagues acknowledge his success. Because our ancestors survived better working together than fending for themselves, we are social creatures eager to be applauded for our work, whether by chants at the campfire or likes on Facebook. Recognition can release as much or more dopamine as the act that earned it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, when an employee is recognized by a peer, there is a high chance that he or she will repeat
the behaviour that earned the recognition. Now, do you understand why? Because this produces a double-dopamine rush! Repeating the behaviour that earned recognition feels great \u2014 and being recognized for it feels greater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose who anticipate recognition for their future successes feel a greater obligation to work hard, give a higher proportion of their full effort, look for ways to improve the way they do their work and deliver more of their best ideas to the company,\u201d says Wagner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you deploy a company-wide peer-to-peer program, it increases your employees\u2019 anticipation of recognition. A well-planned program leads to frequent recognition. In our research, we have found that the anticipation of being recognized, paired with the action of being recognized itself, can drive repetition of the desired behaviour and consequently lead to highly engaged employees. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

Looking to build engagement and loyalty for your brand?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
Let’s talk<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Peer-to-peer recognition is a key part of any recognition strategy. Science proves that being recognized by colleagues triggers a dopamine boost, reinforcing positive behaviors and strengthening workplace culture. Read more in this blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":2086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"associated_experts":[],"featured_image_focal_point":{"x":0.5,"y":0.5},"footnotes":""},"content-topic":[46],"problem-space":[44],"class_list":["post-738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","content-topic-recognition","problem-space-employee-engagement"],"featured_media_global":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Power of Peer to Peer Recognition - India (English)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Power of Peer to Peer Recognition - India (English)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Peer-to-peer recognition is a key part of any recognition strategy. Science proves that being recognized by colleagues triggers a dopamine boost, reinforcing positive behaviors and strengthening workplace culture. Read more in this blog.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"India (English)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-07-24T04:29:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-26T14:42:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/pexels-rdne-7888984.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"853\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"himanshu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"himanshu\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/\",\"name\":\"The Power of Peer to Peer Recognition - India (English)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/pexels-rdne-7888984.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-24T04:29:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-26T14:42:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/#\/schema\/person\/a032b2f8ff35fe32ea8877081df1f710\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/pexels-rdne-7888984.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/pexels-rdne-7888984.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":853,\"caption\":\"A group of six people stands in a semi-circle, smiling and clapping. They are in an office space with shelves, plants, and a framed picture on the wall. The atmosphere appears cheerful and celebratory.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Power of Peer to Peer Recognition\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/\",\"name\":\"India (English)\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/#\/schema\/person\/a032b2f8ff35fe32ea8877081df1f710\",\"name\":\"himanshu\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8817e8c014f600919d5c4d863f2e1e7e910ee7e71d1226f3e3078e7b22cab15c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8817e8c014f600919d5c4d863f2e1e7e910ee7e71d1226f3e3078e7b22cab15c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"himanshu\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/author\/himanshu\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Power of Peer to Peer Recognition - India (English)","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Power of Peer to Peer Recognition - India (English)","og_description":"Peer-to-peer recognition is a key part of any recognition strategy. Science proves that being recognized by colleagues triggers a dopamine boost, reinforcing positive behaviors and strengthening workplace culture. Read more in this blog.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/","og_site_name":"India (English)","article_published_time":"2016-07-24T04:29:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-26T14:42:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":853,"url":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/pexels-rdne-7888984.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"himanshu","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"himanshu","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/","url":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/","name":"The Power of Peer to Peer Recognition - India (English)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/pexels-rdne-7888984.jpg","datePublished":"2016-07-24T04:29:03+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-26T14:42:33+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/#\/schema\/person\/a032b2f8ff35fe32ea8877081df1f710"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/pexels-rdne-7888984.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/pexels-rdne-7888984.jpg","width":1280,"height":853,"caption":"A group of six people stands in a semi-circle, smiling and clapping. They are in an office space with shelves, plants, and a framed picture on the wall. The atmosphere appears cheerful and celebratory."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/the-power-of-peer-to-peer-recognition\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Power of Peer to Peer Recognition"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/","name":"India (English)","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/#\/schema\/person\/a032b2f8ff35fe32ea8877081df1f710","name":"himanshu","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8817e8c014f600919d5c4d863f2e1e7e910ee7e71d1226f3e3078e7b22cab15c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8817e8c014f600919d5c4d863f2e1e7e910ee7e71d1226f3e3078e7b22cab15c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"himanshu"},"url":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/our-work\/blog\/author\/himanshu\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4189,"href":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738\/revisions\/4189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"content-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-topic?post=738"},{"taxonomy":"problem-space","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/problem-space?post=738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}