What Is Your Challenge Really Costing You?

We don’t talk enough about the price we pay when things don’t move (name.

When influence is missing, here’s what starts to show up:

Conversations that loop but never land.

Projects that drift because no one clarified the ask.

Burnout from carrying decisions you didn’t make.

Great ideas that disappear into the noise.

Outcomes that don’t reflect your values — because your voice wasn’t in the room.

These moments feel small.

But over time, they become expensive.

“I kept trying to persuade with logic—but it was like bouncing off a wall. They weren’t hearing it because they felt threatened. That was the shift: understanding that it wasn’t about the facts—it was about what they feared, what they didn’t want to lose.”

That’s the level most people miss.

And that’s where the real cost lives.

The Actual Financial Impact

Here’s what we’re seeing across senior leadership roles based on 2025 data*

Personal Costs

$30,000 to $50,000 — when promotion is delayed because influence isn’t visible.

$10,000 to $25,000 — when a bonus is lost because your idea didn’t land in the right room.

$15,000 to $40,000 — from the emotional and physical burnout of carrying invisible work.

$25,000 to $100,000+ — in career stagnation when innovation is blocked or diluted.

Organisational Costs

$100,000+ — from slow delivery and poor alignment.

$250,000+ — from missed budgets and unconvincing strategies.

$80,000+ — in turnover and morale loss.

$150,000+ — from unplanned leadership exits.

$500,000+ — when innovation gets blocked by belief-based resistance or unspoken conflict.

These numbers reflect the cost of not knowing how to influence.

Not the theory. The real-life, in-the-room practice.

That’s why we built this :

Influence: How to Shape Outcomes That Matter is a five-week virtual intensive.

We don’t teach theory. We work with what’s real.

Your negotiation.

Your conflict.

The decision that keeps looping.

You bring what matters.

We help you move it.

This isn’t content you consume.

It’s high-stakes, real-time teaching, training, and advising- with outcomes that matter. You’ll be equipped with tools to prepare you for what’s next and guide you through your own processes as you move forward.

You’ll walk away with:

Strategic clarity.

Emotional clarity.

And actual movement in the places that have felt stuck far too long.

This 5-week virtual intensive ( by Vorian Maryssael and myself) is for women who want to shape outcomes that matter- with more clarity, less noise. If you’re wondering whether it’s the right space for you, message me. I’ll help you get clear- either way.

Let’s make sure your voice not only gets heard -  but shapes what happens next.

Warmly,

Rita 

*References:

Figures and insights in this article are based on leading 2025 research from Mercer (executive compensation), the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and JAMA (employee burnout and productivity costs), the Construction Industry Institute and Oxford University (project cost overruns and misalignment), and Forbes and Bloomberg (leadership turnover and organisational impact).

Ps. If you’re ready for a steadier, deeper way of leading, I offer private 1:1 thinking partnerships for leaders building what matters most. When you’re ready, the space is here. If it feels like the right time, message me and we’ll have a quiet conversation.

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