So You Want to Incentivize Your Team…

You know an incentive program would light a fire under your team.

You also have approximately zero extra hours to figure out how.

Totally normal.

Here’s the simple version: you don’t need a 40-page strategy deck. You need a clear goal, a reward worth earning, and a plan that doesn’t collapse the moment things get busy.

Let’s keep it to 8 moves.

1. Decide what you actually want more of

Sales. Retention. Cross-selling. Showing up on time.

Pick one main outcome. Not five. One.

If your team has no idea what “winning” looks like, they won’t play.

2. Turn that into a clean, specific goal

“Close 15 new deals by June.”

“Lift Q2 revenue by 10%.”

“Hit 95% client satisfaction.”

If it sounds like a slogan, rewrite it. If it sounds like a scoreboard line, you’re close.

3. Choose rewards people care about

Cash is fine. Travel, experiences, or time are better.

• A long weekend at a resort

• A cruise incentive for top performers

• An actually fun team trip instead of another beige banquet

Rule of thumb: if you wouldn’t hustle for it, they won’t either.

4. Build a points system a human can follow

No math degree required.

Examples:

• 1 qualified lead = 5 points

• 1 closed deal = 50 points

• Perfect client scorecard = 25 points

Post the rules. Don’t change them halfway through unless you absolutely have to.

5. Announce it like a launch, not a memo

This is not the time for a sleepy email.

Host a quick kickoff. Drop it in your team chat. Put visuals where people actually look.

Remind them what’s in it for them, not just “the business.”

6. Give regular updates

Weekly leaderboard. Quick shoutouts. Mini wins.

People stay engaged when they can see movement.

Silence is where incentive programs go to die.

7. Deliver the reward like it matters

This is the moment they remember.

If it’s a trip, make the details smooth: travel, rooms, transfers, little surprises.If it’s an experience, make it feel polished, not slapped together.

Sloppy rewards drain all the goodwill you just built.

8. Celebrate the heck out of it

Public recognition. Photos. A recap.

Let the rest of the company see what winning looks like.

You’re shaping culture a little bit at a time.

You can absolutely DIY this…

You can set the goals, find the partners, negotiate with hotels or cruise lines, build the rules, manage the logistics, and keep everyone excited.

Or.

You can let someone who lives and breathes incentive travel do the messy, unglamorous parts while you show up as the hero with the great idea.

I design, source, and implement incentive programs that feel like a luxury experience for your top performers and a no-stress experience for you.

You handle the “yes, let’s do it.”

I handle the “how on earth do we pull this off?”

If you’re ready to give your team something worth working for, get in touch and let’s build it.