---
id: "action-tie-training-to-bonus"
type: "action-item"
source_timestamps: ["§ Three Guiding Principles"]
tags: ["training", "incentives"]
related: ["claim-financial-incentives-drive-adoption"]
action: "Trigger a company-wide bonus pool upon 95% completion of a bespoke AI training program."
outcome: "Converts employee resistance into enthusiasm and establishes a baseline of AI fluency."
speakers: ["Rob Fauber"]
sources: ["execution"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-execution"
originDay: 8
articleStem: "hbr-cl-93-legacy-financial-all-in-genai"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/03/how-a-legacy-financial-institution-went-all-in-on-gen-ai"
sourceTitle: "How a Legacy Financial Institution Went All In on Gen AI"
---
# Tie AI Training to a Company-Wide Financial Bonus

## Action — Tie AI Training to a Company-Wide Financial Bonus

**Do:** Create a **bespoke, highly technical** Gen AI training program and attach a strong financial incentive — a **bonus pool that triggers only if 95% or more of the entire company** completes the training. **Publicly track the countdown** to build momentum.

**Outcome:** Converts employee **resistance into enthusiasm** and establishes a baseline of AI fluency.

### Connections
- Supports [[claim-financial-incentives-drive-adoption]].

### Caveat (enrichment)
Completion incentives can raise participation without proving **durable fluency**; pair with follow-up capability measures to avoid optimizing for checkbox compliance.