Benefit Blindness: Are You Missing the Impact of Your Efforts?

Pilot in aircraft cockpit flying through foggy conditions with limited visibility, looking at instrument panel.

In modern organizations, ‘benefit blindness’ occurs when employees and leaders fail to see how their efforts connect to tangible outcomes. This phenomenon, likened to ‘flying blind,’ diminishes motivation, misallocates resources, and weakens strategic alignment. Discover the root causes and significant impacts of this systemic problem.