When a leadership hire goes wrong, the true cost extends well beyond what most businesses initially account for. A wrong appointment can delay strategic plans, destabilise teams, damage client relationships and cost multiples of the annual salary when every factor is properly calculated. Prime Leadership Search’s free bad hire calculator helps you quantify your real risk at leadership level. Input a few key figures and the tool breaks down the full cost covering direct costs, indirect costs and the wider organisational impact. Share the report with your board or finance team to make the case for investing properly in executive search. To understand more about how a structured search reduces this risk, read about our search methodology or explore the advantage of data-driven recruitment. Better senior hiring starts with understanding the cost of getting it wrong.