The Cost of Standing Still

SABS — The Cost of Standing Still (36s) Transcript of on-screen text, in order. School of Applied Business Science The Cost of Standing Still Every organization already pays for its quality program. The only open question is whether it is getting one. Where the money goes Four drivers, all of them sourced. 01 The wasted workday — A third of every paid day, at the floor of the range 02 Turnover — Quits ran about 24% a year — BLS JOLTS, 2025 03 Ramp drag on replacements — Six months to full output on every backfill 04 Ramp drag on growth — Every added seat pays the same ramp again Twenty employees · $60,000 average salary $639,654 Lost every year, at the conservative end. And it does not hold still Every year of delay forfeits that year outright. One year · Two years · Three years The base grows with the organization, so the loss compounds. Those are the averages. These are your numbers. Four inputs below return what your current structure costs, what a defined program converts back, and what a delay forfeits. Run your own numbers School of Applied Business Science theschoolofappliedbusinessscience.com