What are employee asks?

Last updated: February 2, 2026

Asks

Employee asks is a simple, performance-centric system where employees can make asks and managers can take action.

Employees can challenge themselves to be better, and managers can do something about it. Coaching, competitions, goals, you name it. Everything is powered by your company’s data, trackable, exportable, critical to ensuring culture is exactly where you want it.

Asks Overview

1. Employees receive an email every Monday morning asking them if they have any asks for the coming week. Employees may create an ask for their direct manager or any user with Admin permissions. Employees may also receive requests from their manager to complete.

 

2. Managers receive an email every time an ask is created by their employees. Open asks are added to the daily digest email every afternoon for transparency as well as the task list on the manager homepage. Additionally, Managers can submit requests to their team members or any other user with Admin permissions to complete.

 

3. Admins receive an email every Friday afternoon detailing ask activity for the week and where everything stands. Admins can view organization wide trends and exports. Additionally, they can create an ask for any user across the organization.

 

What Types of Asks Can Users Submit?

Users can submit asks for the following topics:

  • Competition: I would like a new competition for myself or for my team

  • Coaching: I need coaching (check-in, action plan, etc.)

  • Edit/Fix: I need something fixed (incorrect group, scorecard, etc.)

  • Goal: I need a goal (for this month or quarter)

  • Idea: I have an idea for Ambition (TV Content, Accolade, etc.)

Submit An Ask

Employees will receive an email every Monday morning soliciting asks for the week. Follow these steps to submit a new Ask.

  1. Open the left navigation and click Asks.

  2. Click the Create Ask button.

  3. Select the type of request your submitting (coaching, goal, etc.)

  4. Provide a summary of the ask (ex: Please create a new monthly goal for me)

  5. Provide a reason for the ask (ex: I want to hit a new goal this month)

  6. Select the user who should facilitate the ask

  7. Click on "ask " at the bottom of the form

Note: Once the ask is submitted, the selected manager will receive an email detailing your request. From there, they can complete the request and leave a note letting you know that it has been complete.

 

View Your Submitted Asks (Employee)

Employees can view their open and/or historical asks by following these steps:

  1. Open the left navigation and click Asks.

  2. The Overview tab will show a summary of your submitted asks (grouped by type and status).

  3. The Asks tab will show a table of your asks.

  4. Access the filters to find specific requests by status, type, or search for content.

  5. Users can also:

  • Escalate the ask to urgent priority

  • Change the recipient of the ask

  • Remind the recipient of the ask

  • Delete the ask

 

Review and Act on Employee Asks (Manager/Admin)

1. Open the left navigation and click Asks.

Reviewing Asks

  • The Overview tab will provide a historical summary of the asks that you've received from your team.

  • The Asks tab will provide a table of those requests. Here you can filter by status, type, or for specific content. 

Acting on Asks

Managers can perform these three actions:

  1. Take Action (follow steps to fulfill the ask)

  2. Mark as Complete (and leave a note for the employee)

  3. Mark as Dismissed

 

Export Employee Asks

Managers and admin users have the ability to export employee asks. Follow these steps:

  1. Open the left navigation and click Asks.

  2. Click on the Asks tab

  3. Click the Export button

  4. Open file as CSV