Leadership Drag™ is the estimated organizational cost created when decisions, clarity, accountability and forward movement depend too heavily on one leader — whether the underlying cause is leadership behavior, operating infrastructure or both.
This calculator estimates your drag from your actual numbers, then points you to the right next step. About 6 minutes.
⏱ ~6 minutes
📊 12 questions
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Section 1 of 5
Decision Concentration
How much of your week is consumed by decisions, approvals, and escalations that require your personal involvement?
Include approvals, escalations, quick questions, and problem resolution.
Please enter a number between 1 and 80.
Directional estimate — you can adjust later.
Delegable75%
0%50%100%
If unsure: Annual Revenue ÷ 2,080 is a reasonable proxy.
$
Please enter your estimated hourly value.
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Section 2 of 5
Team Efficiency Drag
When decision rights are unclear, teams lose productive time waiting for direction. This estimates that cost against your payroll.
Fully-loaded payroll is ideal; cash compensation is fine.
$
Please enter your annual payroll.
Use your best directional estimate. Consider time spent waiting, seeking clarification, reworking decisions or escalating issues.
Productivity lost25%
5%25%50%
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Section 3 of 5
Revenue Impact
Operational strain delays growth. This estimates how much revenue is deferred when execution slows waiting on one person.
Top-line target — not profit.
$
Please enter your revenue target.
How long have initiatives, hires, or targets stalled waiting on you? 0 if none.
Months of delay3 months
06 months12
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Section 4 of 5
Risk Concentration
High decision concentration creates structural risk. This captures your business's dependency on your presence.
Hiring, client decisions, vendor calls, financial approvals — anything that requires you specifically.
Decisions that would stall25%
0%50%100%
Count people who escalate decisions that should sit within their own authority.
Please enter a number from 0 to 50.
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Section 5 of 5
Where the Drag Lives
Two quick questions so we point you to the right next step.
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Running your model
Calculating your results…
Analyzing 4 drag categories across your inputs
Your Annual Leadership Drag™
Estimated cost of decision concentration in your business
$0—$0
per year · directional range based on your inputs
Material leadership drag — deeper review is recommended
What's driving this number
Decision concentration cost—
Team efficiency drag—
Revenue deferral (attributed)—
This estimate is based on self-reported information and is intended to indicate the potential scale and concentration of business drag. It is not an accounting valuation or financial projection. It does not account for market conditions, product-market fit, or seasonality. Results are reviewed in context during your session.
Your Annual Leadership Drag™
Estimated cost of decision concentration in your business
$0—$0
per year · directional range based on your inputs
Below current engagement threshold
What's driving this number
Decision concentration cost—
Team efficiency drag—
Revenue deferral (attributed)—
Your drag appears manageable at your current scale
Your leadership drag is below the threshold where a structured engagement typically delivers the strongest ROI. Drag compounds as you grow, and the patterns that create it rarely resolve on their own.
We'd recommend revisiting this in 6–12 months — or sooner if your team or revenue target increases significantly.
This estimate is based on self-reported information and is intended to indicate the potential scale and concentration of business drag. It is not an accounting valuation or financial projection. It does not account for market conditions, product-market fit, or seasonality.