Organisational Calculator

The Cost of Excellence Calculator™

Estimate the hidden organisational cost of Excellence Tax™ pressures across turnover risk, sickness absence, productivity drag and unmet support needs.

Why this matters

Talented professionals leave when hidden workplace costs stay untreated.

Burnout and stress create absence, presenteeism and lower capacity.

The real cost sits across retention, wellbeing, performance and leadership pipelines.

Build your estimate

Use conservative figures where exact data is unavailable. The aim is to reveal the scale of hidden organisational risk.

£
10%

Default uses a cautious 10% estimate.

30%

Includes recruitment, onboarding, lost knowledge and productivity ramp-up.

3 days
3%
£

Use 0 if there is no targeted culturally informed provision.

How to use this estimate

From estimate to evidence.

01

Use it as a signal

The calculator shows potential exposure, not a formal audit.

02

Compare internally

Run scenarios by department, location, grade or business unit.

03

Move to diagnosis

Use the COBE Organisational Audit™ to measure the real drivers.

See what these numbers mean for your organisation.

Book an Executive Research Briefing and explore how COBE Research CIC supports leaders to measure, diagnose and reduce hidden organisational costs.

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