The Hidden Cost of "Wait and See"

Your high-potential women have the performance metrics. They get put on the slate. Then:

• They hesitate in exec meetings (interpreted as "not ready")

• They over-explain decisions (interpreted as "lacks conviction")

• They defer to louder voices (interpreted as "not leadership material")

So you "give them another year" - and they leave for a competitor who saw their value immediately.

Cost: €180K-€450K per departed Director (replacement + lost productivity + team disruption)

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What We Do Differently

We don't teach "confidence." We measure and shift the 12 authority behaviors that promotion boards actually observe:

• Day 0: Behavioral diagnostic identifies gaps

• Weeks 1-12: Targeted coaching + manager alignment

• Day 30: Measured shifts documented

• Week 12: Board-ready presentation + promotion case

Outcome: Managers see the change. Promotion boards have documentation. Your talent stays.

Last 120 Days:

• European bank:  Director → VP within 4 months of program completion

• German fintech: Director added to promotion slate after being "not quite ready" for 18 months

• Nordic consulting firm: 3-person cohort, 2 promoted within 6 months, 1 retained (previously flight risk)

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Individual results vary. These outcomes reflect participants who completed the full program with manager engagement.