Hourly Worker Incentives: How Michael Fortinberry Uses Performance Pay to Change Behavior | Ep. 172

E172 - Hourly Worker Incentives: How Michael Fortinberry Uses Performance Pay to Change Behavior | Ep. 172

Published: December 16, 2025

Duration: 47:58

Episode 172 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D)

Hourly worker incentives are one of the most misunderstood—and most powerful—levers for improving productivity, quality, and accountability in service and trade businesses. In Episode 172 of Business Superfans®, Michael Fortinberry, Founder of Protiv, breaks down how the right performance pay system can fundamentally change behavior on hourly teams.

Most companies pay by the hour, unintentionally rewarding time instead of results. Michael explains why this model stalls productivity and how transparent, simple, and frequent hourly worker incentives realign teams around winning together. By turning the labor budget into a visible scoreb...