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title: April 2026 Kudos Newsletter
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Your Monthly Kudos Update

![Your Monthly Kudos Update](https://media.beefree.cloud/pub/bfra/macd453s/qsx/d4r/v36/Kudos-Client-Newsletter-April-2026-Banner.png "Your Monthly Kudos Update")

## What we're talking about this month:

- **🪴 Kudos Spaces:** Give Culture Space to Grow
- **Your Feedback in Action:** Smoother Mobile Experience
- The Manager's Playbook for High-Performing Teams

![Your feedback means everything to us!](https://media.beefree.cloud/pub/bfra/macd453s/tzk/qdp/01u/Leger-Gainsight-Survey-Spring-2026-Graphic-1200x575-A.png "Your feedback means everything to us!")

### **Watch for an Upcoming Survey From Leger**

In the next few weeks, you’ll receive an anonymous 10-minute survey about your experience with Kudos and the impact it’s having in your organization. The study is run by Leger, an independent research firm. 

This survey is important to us. Your feedback helps us decide what to improve and where to invest next. We’re asking all users to take a few minutes to complete it.

# Kudos Updates

### **🚨 All new functionality and feature enhancements are only available in the upgraded version of Kudos.** 

If you haven’t already made the switch, connect with your Client Success Manager, [support@kudos.com](mailto:support@kudos.com) or [schedule a time](https://calendly.com/d/cncn-rsh-yx5/kudos-next-gen-demo?month=2025-06&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9pf-pPFMa3wKXYfb3PsB6Dj3k-KOGL59WTudqDowg_bUaQ_eK7Yr8_a5_b8yf1cvPrmLVc&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=April%202026&utm_campaign=Client%20Newsletter) to learn more.  

**Helpful resources:** 

📘 [FAQs](https://go.kudos.com/hubfs/Client%20Success/Kudos%20Next%20Gen%20FAQs.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=April%202026&utm_campaign=Client%20Newsletter)   
🎥 [Watch the New Kudos Tour](https://vimeo.com/1138203529?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=April%202026&utm_campaign=Client%20Newsletter)   
📖 [Explore the Full Kudos Experience Guide](https://go.kudos.com/hubfs/Product/A-New-Kudos-Experience-Build-for-You.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=April%202026&utm_campaign=Client%20Newsletter) 

**If your organization started using Kudos in 2026,** you’re already using the upgraded version, and no action is required from you. 😊 

### **🪴 Kudos Spaces: Give Culture Space to Grow **   

Recognition helps people feel valued. Communication helps people stay informed. But ***community*** is what helps people feel like they are part of something. 

That’s the idea behind the [**new** **Spaces**](https://www.kudos.com/blog/why-community-is-the-missing-layer-in-employee-experience?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=April%202026&utm_campaign=Client%20Newsletter)**, available now in **the upgraded version of Kudos. 

If you currently use **Spaces** or **Albums** in the classic version of Kudos, you know them as places to store resources or share photos. 

**The new Spaces is built for something much more meaningful:** helping employees come together around shared interests, identities, experiences, and moments that matter. 

**🪴 Think communities like: ** 

- Hobby groups and shared interests 
- Culture and social committees 
- Engagement campaigns 
- Wellness communities 
- New employee welcome groups 
- Employee Resource Groups 
- Office events and moments 
- Internal newsletters 
- ...and anything else. There’s space for everyone here.

![An example of Kudos Spaces.](https://media.beefree.cloud/pub/bfra/macd453s/c8v/pqx/8gt/Kudos-Spaces-Home-Feed.png "An example of Kudos Spaces.")

**👉 For clients on the classic Kudos platform:** this new Spaces experience is only available in the upgraded version of Kudos. **All current clients are eligible to upgrade at no cost. **Please connect with your Client Success Manager, [support@kudos.com](mailto:support@kudos.com) or [schedule a time](https://calendly.com/d/cncn-rsh-yx5/kudos-next-gen-demo?month=2025-06&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9pf-pPFMa3wKXYfb3PsB6Dj3k-KOGL59WTudqDowg_bUaQ_eK7Yr8_a5_b8yf1cvPrmLVc&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=April%202026&utm_campaign=Client%20Newsletter) to plan your upgrade.  

**👉 For those already on the upgraded version of Kudos: **you can start using Spaces now! Use [these resources](https://support.kudos.com/hc/en-us/articles/44778839690893-How-to-create-and-manage-Spaces?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=April%202026&utm_campaign=Client%20Newsletter) to help you get started.  

### **Your Feedback in Action: April Upgrades**  

This month’s updates focus on making Kudos easier to manage, navigate, and use on the go, based directly on your feedback. 

**More control with new admin roles**   
You told us you needed more flexibility when managing access across your organization. We’ve introduced new admin roles that let you assign permissions more precisely, so the right people have access to the right tools, without overexposing sensitive areas. 

**Faster answers with built-in support links**   
Finding help shouldn’t slow you down. We’ve added direct links to the Kudos support page within your settings, so you can quickly get the guidance you need, right when you need it. 

**A smoother mobile experience**   
We’ve continued rolling out improvements to the mobile experience, including updates to navigation and key workflows like My Settings. The result: a cleaner, more intuitive interface that makes it easier to stay connected and get things done from anywhere. 

**More control with Private Teams**  
You told us you need flexibility to organize users without overwhelming employees with complexity. You can now mark teams as *Private*, keeping them visible for admin tasks like reporting and segmentation, while hiding them from employees’ day-to-day experience.

### **Reminder: Your Team Can Redeem Points for Real Experiences in Rewards+ ⭐️** 

A quick reminder to encourage your team to explore what’s available in the rewards catalogue this season, including:

- ⚽ FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets & packages
- 🎵 Global festivals and events
- 🏀 Professional sports games

**Top-Up Makes Rewards More Accessible**

If team members are close to a reward, they can top up their points at checkout to complete the purchase.

**Key details:**

- Users can purchase up to 50% of their current point balance
- Existing points are always used first
- Top-Up only appears if they don’t have enough points to complete a redemption

**👉 What to do:**  
Consider highlighting this in your internal communications to drive engagement and help employees make the most of their points.

# Kudos Banners

### May 2026 Kudos Banners  

Here are your May 2026 banners for your Kudos platform. You can select one of these banners, or create your own, and upload it right into Kudos.  

[Download Banners](https://go.kudos.com/hubfs/Kudos%20Banners/2026/May-Kudos-Banners-2026.zip?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=April%202026&utm_campaign=Client%20Newsletter)

⬆️ Inside the file you’ll find two different banner sizes: use the **2256x382** sizes if you’re still using the original Kudos platform and use the **3384x573** sizes for the upgraded Kudos platform.

# Manager Support

### The Megamanager Era: Your Team Scaled. Your Time Didn’t.  

If you’re managing a team that feels…bigger than your calendar can handle, you’re not alone. We’re currently in the “[Megamanager Era](https://www.kudos.com/blog/the-megamanager-era-your-team-scaled-your-time-didnt?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=April%202026&utm_campaign=Client%20Newsletter)” — where the average manager now has ~12 direct reports. 

Translation: you’re expected to coach, unblock, recognize, develop, and deliver…with the same number of hours and twice the amount of context.   

👉 **Here’s the fix** (and it’s not “add more meetings”): You need a simple system that works when you’re stretched thin.  

That’s why we made The Manager’s Playbook for Building High-Performing Teams — a practical guide built for modern managers who are doing a lot with not a lot of time.  

**✨ What’s inside the playbook:**  

- A 15-minute weekly rhythm (Recognize + Reflect + Coach)  
- The Manager 3-2-1 Engagement Check (3 pulse questions, 2 signals, 1 action) 
- Templates for meaningful recognition that don’t sound like a corporate Hallmark card  
- A simple framework for high vs. low performance 
- A monthly Manager Scorecard you can share with your director 

If you’re thinking, “I don’t need another guide, I need less on my plate”…same.  

This one is designed to remove thinking and save time, not add work.  

👉[***Download the playbook***](https://go.kudos.com/hubfs/Culture-Guides/The-Managers-Playbook-for-Building-High-Performing-Teams.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=April%202026&utm_campaign=Client%20Newsletter)👈 

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