We use TINYPulse (https://www.tinypulse.com/ https://www.tinypulse.com/) for this very reason at my work; it takes about 10 seconds to send someone a shout out,

We use TINYPulse (https://www.tinypulse.com/ https://www.tinypulse.com/) for this very reason at my work; it takes about 10 seconds to send someone a shout out, and not only does their manager see it, but everyone in the company does (we're a small startup). If I notice that someone has really killed it in something but has no recognition at all for it, I will also/instead point out to that person's manager, especially if it is a junior engineer