The Cost of Organizational Misalignment

Misalignment and ineffective communication lead to failure.

  • Misalignment costs employees 35+ workdays per year, or $10,140 in lost productivity.

  • Poor communication costs businesses $12,506 lost per employee per year

9%

of employees agree that they are aligned with organization’s business goals.

30%

of employees leave due to lack of clarity and cultural disconnect.

77%

of employees feel disengaged, misaligned, and disconnected from their company’s mission.

86%

cite poor communication as root cause of workplace failure.

41%

of executives have seen higher employee turnover due to ineffective communication.

43%

of senior leaders report they spend too much time clarifying strategic goals with staff.

25-50%

of annual revenue lost to inefficiencies, rework, and missed opportunities caused by misalignment.

67%

of strategies fail due to poor execution.

43%

of employees have suffered from burnout, stress, and fatigue directly tied to communication issues at work.

Sources: Selected insights adapted from research by Harvard Business Review, KPMG, Gartner, Gallup, Pumble, and Chanty.

Constant distractions and information overload leave leaders drained, misaligned, and losing focus.

  • Ineffective communication drains $54,860 a year per senior employee

  • Interruptions cost businesses US $588 billion per year in lost revenue

65%

say that they are drowning in information and data, but starved for clarity.

28%

of their workweek is spent managing emails. The average professional receives 304 emails per week.

40%

have had to set aside important tasks to put out immediate fires due to ineffective communication.

43%

of C-suite executives spend too much time clarifying strategic goals with staff.

70%

report they multitask during meetings (checking phones, responding to messages).

48%

have gotten more involved in projects than they should have due to ineffective communication.

34%

say their organization lost a customer due to ineffective communication.

25%

say barriers to improve alignment and communications are breaking through information overload.

20%

say barriers to alignment are writing concisely and making time to communicate effectively.

Sources: Selected insights adapted from research by McKinsey, Fortune, Gallup, Chanty, AxiosHQ, and HR.com