Podlipodcast player Webplayer

Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution

Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution

Why Your Team Follows Incentives Instead of Instructions [3799]

Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution · Oct 8, 2026 · 35:14

0:0035:14

Listen in the Podli app 🎧

Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.

Your team hears what you ask for. What does your business actually reward? When those two things conflict, the reward structure often explains the behavior.

I break down the problem each behavior is solving, why incentives beat intentions, and how changing what people gain or avoid can change what they do. Before giving another speech, look at the incentives behind the result.

Show Notes:

[06:20] Point 1: Every Behavior Is Somehow Solving A Problem

[12:10] Point 2: Incentives Beat Intentions

[16:12] Point 3: When You Change The Incentives, You Change The Behavior

[20:39] Recap


Episodes Mentioned:

2338: The TRASH That Is The American Medical System

2245: What’s Up With The Business Suits?

---
Work With Dre
You don't need more information. You need the right eyes on the problem.

Get The Daily Game
One daily lesson on mindset, strategy, systems, accountability, leadership, and execution. No fluff. Just game.
https://WorkOnMyGame.com

FREE BOOK: The Third Day
Learn how to keep showing up when the excitement wears off.
https://ThirdDayBook.com

Power Presence
Command attention, communicate authority, and make your message land.
https://PowerPresenceProtocol.com

Find Your Execution Gap
Take the ERI assessment to see where your follow-through breaks down—and what to fix.
https://WorkOnYourGame.com/ERI

The Game Session
Bring one business problem. Get direct coaching from Dre with two other professionals.
https://WorkOnYourGame.com/game

Episodes: Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution

PodliGet the free Podli app
↓ App