Award categories
Fictional examples to show how category descriptions can help employees understand the awards.
These sample categories are illustrative, not confirmed Northstar program rules. Replace them with approved descriptions before publishing. Category descriptions explain what the award recognizes; they do not establish eligibility or selection criteria.
What the sample awards recognize
The examples use observable contributions that can happen in office and frontline roles.
Customer Care
Recognizes a specific action that made a customer interaction clearer, more helpful, or easier to complete.
- Names the customer need addressed.
- Describes the action taken.
Teamwork
Recognizes a practical contribution that helped colleagues coordinate or complete shared work.
- Explains the handoff or shared task.
- Shows how the contribution helped the team.
Everyday Improvement
Recognizes a small, useful change that reduced friction in a recurring task or process.
- Identifies the task or process improved.
- Describes the change and its observed benefit.
Community Contribution
Recognizes a documented contribution to a Northstar-supported community activity.
- Names the activity.
- Describes the employee's contribution.
Recognition activity
Use the Recognitions app for the recognition activity Northstar has configured.
Open Recognitions to see the activity available to you.
Check the app's published instructions before taking part.
Use the official awards pages for confirmed categories and results.
This page is informational; it does not set award eligibility, nomination rules, or selection decisions.