Team resilience questionnaire

 

Mark each item with a Y (Yes) or an N (No) according to whether you agree or disagree with it.

Total up all the Y’s that are on ODD numbered statements.

Total up all the Y’s that are on EVEN numbered statements.

 

 

Y or N

1. We tend to focus on opportunities rather than threats

 

2. When we don’t win, it just confirms how tough things are

 

3. We are generally positive about our future

 

4. We tend to dwell on our past failures

 

5. When things don’t work out as planned, we view it as a learning experience

 

6. We can let setbacks make us more risk averse

 

7. We have strong confidence in our ability to deal with the unexpected

 

8. We are not as well-equipped as we should be to handle disruptive change

 

9. We trust each other’s ability to respond to new challenges

 

10. We lack collective self-confidence

 

11. We are very good at what we do

 

12. We aren’t proud enough of our accomplishments

 

13. We are very clear about what is and isn’t important

 

14. We can easily get distracted from our core goals

 

15. When things get tough, we get focused

 

16. When things get tough, we have a tendency to focus on tasks that are familiar and comfortable

 

17. We are good at putting problems into perspective

 

18. We tend to be wary of disruptive change

 

19. We are good at stepping back from a problem and seeing it from different perspectives

 

20. We instinctively try to solve new problems using what has worked in the past

 

21. We typically generate and evaluate lots of options for tackling new challenges

 

22. We tend to be “stuck in tramlines” when we tackle difficult problems

 

23. We invite people with different perspectives and expertise to help us think through challenges

 

24. We have a strong respect for tradition and precedent

 

25. We each have the courage to ask for help, even though it means we have to admit our own weaknesses

 

26. It can be dangerous in this team to be seen as a weak link

 

27. We always feel able to call on team colleagues for support and help

 

28. We tend to focus on problems that affect our own area of responsibility more than those that are a collective responsibility for the team

 

29. We have a wide network of support we can call upon from outside the team

 

30. It can feel lonely working in this team

 

31. When we meet with setbacks, we quickly start to plan together how we should respond

 

32. When we meet with setbacks, we tend to make panic decisions

 

33. We communicate and coordinate even more intensively when we have a setback to deal with

 

34. We feel better when we do something, even though it’s not necessarily the right thing

 

35. We have clear procedures, roles and structures to deal with the unexpected

 

36. We tend to focus on the immediate problem, with little real attention to longer term implications

 

37. We have a strong radar for future opportunities and challenges

 

38. We see innovation as risky

 

39. We are very open to experiment and to stopping experiments when they don’t work

 

40. We like to be certain of the direction of change, before we invest in preparing for it

 

41. If disruptive change affects our competitors as well, we know we can turn this to advantage

 

42. I can think of at least three things, on which this team is currently procrastinating

 

 

Total ODD numbered “Y’s” _______

Total EVEN numbered “Y’s” ________

Higher levels of Team Resilience will be indicated by a higher total ODD numbered “Y” score

Lower levels of Team Resilience will be indicated by a higher EVEN numbered “Y” score

If the ODD numbered “Y” score is two times the EVEN numbered “Y” score then this can be an indicator of very high levels of team resilience.

Copyright – David Clutterbuck

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