It was a Tuesday when Mia realized she’d missed two things: breakfast and recognizing three people on her team. 

Breakfast, she blamed on her calendar. The oversight with team birthdays and anniversaries felt worse. 

Week after week, her inbox fills, meetings stack up, and those small, meaningful moments—a birthday shout-out here, a note about five years at the company there—quietly slip through the cracks.

But the people on her team notice. That’s because rituals like these are gestures of care; when they don’t happen, employee morale and engagement drops.

Celebrations aren’t just fluff. They’re signals: you see me, you value my time here, you remember my contributions and know what matters to me. And the truth is, when managers miss those signals, connection frays.

Enter Bonusly’s new Manager Notifications, built for busy people who care but don’t always have the time to check HR systems in advance. Below is a friendly tour of how they work, why they help, and how you can use them in minutes.

How Manager Notifications Work

Bonusly’s Manager Notifications watch for the meaningful recognition moments you’d want to respond to and bring them straight to you—in Slack, Teams, and email. No more hunting down dates or guilt for missed moments. Just real-time recommendations that make it easy to say something meaningful.

What you’ll be notified about (and why it matters)

• Big peer shout-outs: When a teammate gets a post with lots of reactions or comments, Bonusly flags it for you. That’s your cue to amplify the praise or add your own recognition. Those public moments reinforce what great work looks like.
  
  
• Praise from senior leaders: If an exec notices someone on your team, you’ll be notified so you can follow up and give extra recognition. It reinforces alignment between leadership and managers.
  
  
• Birthdays, new hires, anniversaries: These celebration posts are surfaced to managers so you can easily add a personal message or small recognition for every milestone.
  
  
• Reminders when someone hasn’t heard from you: If a team member is getting peer praise but hasn’t gotten manager recognition in a while, Bonusly pings you to provide words of recognition or encouragement.
  
  
• Monthly manager digest: A one-email snapshot of the past month’s highlights so you can prep for 1:1s and team meetings without digging through scattered activity.
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How it helps you (without adding work)

• Saves time: notifications go to you where you already work — Slack, Teams, or email.
  
  
• Keeps recognition visible: public acknowledgements make a bigger impact than private messages.
  
  
• Makes engagement easy: one-click actions let you add-on, comment, or give recognition from the notification.
  
  
• Boosts morale: timely manager recognition signals that you notice and value your team’s contributions.
  
  

Lead better with recognition that meets the moment

Team-building moments—birthdays, anniversaries, a timely manager “thank you”—are how trust is built. 

Bonusly’s Manager Notifications are designed to make those moments effortless so you can keep the human part of leadership front and center, even when your calendar is full. 

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Want to learn more about Bonusly for managers? Check out all of our favorite ways Bonusly makes recognition unstoppable. 

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