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>>(Just noticed that I said "initiative" where American English would use "incentive". Imagine a search/replace was done.)
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>I suspect that "initiative" IS the word you meant and want here. Initiative is self-induced while "incentive" generally involves a carrot. Even in the case where it is 'you get to keep your job', it is still a carrot.

Got it. "Incentive" would be more of a "motivation", and "initiative" more of "invention". The easiest way to get lost in English is to believe the Latin words in it have the same meaning as in other languages :).