Make appreciation part of how your team works.
From a lunch-hour spark to leadership development, we give your people appreciation habits they’ll actually use — and a culture where good work gets noticed out loud.
Overview
Most teams don’t lack kindness. They lack the habit.
Recognition drives engagement, retention, and trust — yet most teams wait for an annual review to say what they already feel. By then the moment has passed.
Hooray Academy builds everyday appreciation into the flow of work: a shared language, a simple 30-second habit, and managers who lead through encouragement. It starts with a single session and grows into culture.
Programs & Services
Three ways in.
Start anywhere. Many teams begin with a Lunch & Learn and grow into a workshop and leadership series.
The 30-Second Hooray Lunch & Learn
- Why appreciation matters
- The science of recognition
- How to notice the quiet, behind-the-scenes work
- Practice giving a first Hooray
- Everyone leaves with Hooray Cards + a 24-hour challenge
Seeing the Good at Work
- Building habits of appreciation
- Peer-to-peer recognition
- Celebrating everyday contributions
- Psychological safety
- Recognition that feels authentic
- Team Hooray exercises
Leading with Gratitude
- For managers and executives
- Recognition as leadership
- Building trust through appreciation
- Appreciation without awkwardness
- Creating engaged teams where people feel seen
- Coaching through encouragement
The Curriculum
What we teach.
The same through-line runs across every format, scaled to your time and audience.
Why appreciation matters
The research behind recognition: what it does for engagement, trust, and retention.
Noticing on purpose
Overriding the wiring that makes us look away, and seeing the quiet work that keeps everything running.
The 30-Second Hooray
A simple four-step formula anyone can use to turn silent gratitude into spoken gratitude.
Peer-to-peer recognition
Building a culture where appreciation flows sideways, not just top-down — and why psychological safety matters.
Recognition as leadership
For managers: coaching through encouragement and making people feel seen without it feeling forced.
Building the habit
A 30-day team challenge and a shared board so the habit outlasts the session.
Format
How it runs.
Outcomes
What you walk away with.
Bring it to your team.
Tell us your team size and the time you have — we’ll shape the right session around it.
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