Leadership ROI Calculator
Model the financial impact of leadership coaching on your team's performance. Adjust inputs to see projected ROI and payback period.
Input Your Scenario
0.5 = 50% of potential, 0.7 = 70%, etc.
Typical range: 10-25%
Projected Results
Value Created
$63,000
Over 6 months
Return on Investment
+600%
Strong positive return
Payback Period
0.9 months
Monthly value: $10,500
Note: This calculator models productivity gains only. Additional benefits like reduced turnover, faster decision-making, and improved team morale are not included but often represent significant additional value.
How to Use This Calculator
- Team Size: Number of people the leader directly manages or influences
- Average Salary: Rough average compensation of team members (used to estimate productivity value)
- Baseline Performance: Current team effectiveness on 0-1 scale. 0.7 means operating at 70% of potential
- Expected Uplift: Performance improvement from coaching. Conservative: 10-15%, Moderate: 15-20%, Ambitious: 20-25%
- Engagement Duration: Length of coaching engagement in months
- Coaching Cost: Total investment including all fees
Example Scenarios
Illustrative: Mid-Tier 3-Month Program
- • Team: 10 direct/indirect reports
- • Avg salary: $120K
- • Baseline: 0.7
- • Expected uplift: 15%
- • Duration: 3 months
- • Cost: $9,000 (mid-tier)
Illustrative outcome
Payback in weeks if the engagement returns even a few focused hours per week across the team at their fully-loaded rate.
Illustrative: Annual Private Coaching
- • Team / org influence: 30+ people
- • Avg salary: $140K
- • Baseline: 0.7
- • Expected uplift: 15%
- • Duration: 12 months
- • Cost: $45,000 (annual private tier)
Illustrative outcome
Reflects the annual tier's scope: weekly sessions, WhatsApp emergency access, in-person strategy meeting, and full life/legacy redesign. Actual ROI depends on your inputs.