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    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

    1. Team Size: Number of people the leader directly manages or influences
    2. Average Salary: Rough average compensation of team members (used to estimate productivity value)
    3. Baseline Performance: Current team effectiveness on 0-1 scale. 0.7 means operating at 70% of potential
    4. Expected Uplift: Performance improvement from coaching. Conservative: 10-15%, Moderate: 15-20%, Ambitious: 20-25%
    5. Engagement Duration: Length of coaching engagement in months
    6. 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.

    Ready to Discuss Your Specific Scenario?

    Book a 15-minute consultation to refine these projections with your actual baseline data and identify the highest-leverage coaching interventions using the 4 Interior Empires framework.