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What do conflict really cost your team?

Answer 8 questions about your team. We quantify the hidden cost of tension — and how much of it you can recover.

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Team size20 people

Total headcount, managers included

5200
Number of managers3 managers

People who manage at least one team member

150
How often tensions become visibleSometimes

Disagreements or friction observed in the team

NeverDaily
Conflicts escalated to HR2 conflicts

Over the last 12 months

020
Unusual absenteeismSlight

Sick leave beyond what you normally observe

NoneVery high
Voluntary turnover10%

Employee-initiated departures, last 12 months

050
Meeting disengagementA few signs

Silence, withdrawal, minimal participation

NoneWidespread
Departures tied to managerial conflict0 departures

People who left because of their manager or an unresolved conflict

010
Average gross monthly salary€3,500 € / month

Used to convert lost time into euros

150012000

Team health score

61/ 100

Watch out

Signals are stacking up. Every month without intervention adds cost and departure risk.

Estimated annual cost of conflict

€69,232

12-month estimate, whole team

Where the cost comes from

  • Managerial time absorbed€35,494
  • HR-declared conflicts€2,711
  • Conflict-driven turnover€25,200
  • Absenteeism & disengagement€5,827
Calculation assumptions

Daily cost: salary × 12 ÷ 220 working days ≈ €191

47 working weeks / year (35 h)

Employer cost ≈ salary × 1.42 (average French employer charges, Urssaf)

Share of departures attributable to working relationships (≈ 30 %), replacement cost ≈ 1 × annual salary (Gallup range: 0.5 to 2 ×)

Resolution time (HR + participants) × 5 working days per conflict

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Indicative, non-contractual estimate. Model inspired by the TrustLeader ROI calculator and public industry references (CPP Global Human Capital Report, Gallup, SHRM).

Why put a number on conflict

Team tension never shows up in a budget line: it hides in turnover, absenteeism, meetings that drag on, and managerial time absorbed. France's OpinionWay observatory (2021) puts the cost of workplace conflict at €152bn a year — nearly one lost working month per employee. In the US, time spent on conflict has doubled since 2008 (Myers-Briggs Company, 2022). The Team Conflict Scan converts your team's signals into an order of magnitude you can take to a board meeting.

How the cost is calculated

Four cost buckets, each with a visible, adjustable assumption:

Managerial time absorbed

Depending on tension frequency, we estimate 0 to 5 hours per week absorbed by conflict, valued at the employer hourly cost.

HR-declared conflicts

Each formal conflict engages HR and participants for roughly 5 cumulative working days.

Attributable turnover

About 30% of voluntary departures are tied to working relationships or management ("people leave managers"). Replacement cost is estimated at 100% of annual salary — the midpoint of Gallup's range (50–200% of salary, 2019).

Absenteeism and disengagement

Share of sick leave and meeting withdrawal attributed to climate, valued at the daily employer cost.

Frequently asked questions

Is the scan really free?

Yes. No sign-up, no credit card, nothing sent to a server: the entire calculation runs in your browser.

Who is this tool for?

HR leaders and team managers who want a defensible order of magnitude of the hidden cost of conflict, before committing budget to training or prevention.

How is the health score calculated?

Six weighted signals (tension frequency, declared conflicts, absenteeism, turnover, disengagement, conflict-driven departures), with a weighting that accounts for team size.

Are my answers stored?

No. The scan runs entirely in your browser. If you share your result, your answers are encoded in the URL — that's the only place they exist.

What happens after the scan?

You can book a 20-minute demo to see how TrustLeader prepares managers for difficult conversations — or simply leave with your estimate.

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