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4A Resilience Framework™

Organisational
Resilience Checklist

Score your organisation honestly on each statement. This takes around 15 minutes and will show you exactly where your resilience foundations are strongest — and where they need attention.

1 Anchor
2 Align
3 Activate
4 Adapt
0 = Not at all 1 = Not often 2 = Sometimes 3 = Often 4 = Very often 5 = Always
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Pillar One

Anchor

Why resilience matters — rooted in purpose and shared identity.

Our organisation's purpose is clearly articulated and visible in how we make decisions.
Leaders consistently model the values that underpin our resilience.
Every employee understands how their role contributes to the wider mission.
Resilience is positioned as a strategic priority, not a compliance obligation.
We build emotional commitment through shared stories of how we navigate adversity.
Pro TipAsk five people across different levels what the organisation stands for. If their answers diverge, your anchor is weaker than you think — and that is where resilience quietly breaks down.
2
Pillar Two

Align

Clear roles, coherent processes, honest signals across the system.

Roles and responsibilities for resilience are clearly defined and understood.
Our processes, policies, and plans work together coherently, without contradiction.
Information flows openly between teams — there are no siloed blind spots.
Strategic goals, operational plans, and team priorities are visibly joined up.
We actively surface and address mixed signals or cultural misalignment.
Pro TipDraw a one-page map of your resilience roles and how they connect. Gaps, duplications, and orphaned responsibilities will become obvious within minutes.
3
Pillar Three

Activate

Embedding resilience into everyday behaviours, systems, and routines.

Resilience behaviours — briefings, drills, reviews — are built into regular routines.
Our systems support rapid, confident decision-making under pressure.
Teams practise response and recovery through realistic simulations.
Daily rituals reinforce readiness: handovers, check-ins, retrospectives.
Leaders visibly engage in resilience activity; it is not left to a single function.
Pro TipEmbed resilience into meetings you already run (board, ops review, team stand-up) rather than creating new ones. Momentum follows routine, not rules.
4
Pillar Four

Adapt

Learning faster than the environment changes — mindset, feedback, evolution.

We actively gather and act on feedback after disruptions and near-misses.
Lessons learned reshape how we operate, not just what we document.
A growth mindset is visible — people feel safe to flag what is not working.
We adapt plans, structures, and behaviours when the environment changes.
Stories of adaptation and learning are shared openly across the business.
Pro TipAfter any significant disruption, run a 15-minute "what we learned" session and capture just three actions. It will outperform a 40-page review no-one reads.

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