What types of rewards and recognition programs is everyone using?  Not a platform (i.e. we don't have money to spend on it), but rather, what are some home-grown ideas, i.e. Town Hall shout-outs, monthly emails, etc?  Looking for advice on how to get managers to commit to it on a regular basis without having to police them.

Low-cost recognition ideas-  Town Hall shout-outs, peer-nominated kudos boards, Wall of fame - Monthly/quarterly/yearly, appreciation emails, handwritten notes and spotlight stories in newsletters.(Digital)

In a previous company, we asked leaders to nominate people for special, small-group lunches with executives.  This gave the employee visibility and recognition while also helping the executives keep a pulse on the "average" employee's experience.

And another approach we used: we solicited nominations of people who had gone above & beyond to spotlight at during monthly / quarterly townhalls. This was also a great way to reinforce the company's values or leadership principles if you use them as the categories. You can also take this one step further by creating a social media banner for the "winner" to post (or company social media team can recognize the employee on the company channel).

Shout outs, set up a Teams channel (or other online existing tool) for informal recognition.  Offer tips and ideas to leaders.  Have leaders nominate people for calls from the CEO.