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Resilience at Work® Individual Scale

What is the R@W Individual Scale ?

The Individual Resilience at Work (R@W) Scale is a simple yet powerful model that enables the cultivation of shared language to discuss and develop adult resilience in the workplace. The Individual R@W Scale was published in the Journal of Environmental Medicine in 2011 and is a scientifically researched measure of seven interrelated factors which, together, contribute to an individual’s overall level of resilience.

The individual Scale underpins two valuable assessments available to accredited users. The Individual R@W Test (for measuring the resilience of an individual at work) and the Enterprise Resilience Tracker™ (for measuring individual resilience across groups of more than 5 (and up to many thousands!) of people. 

The Individual R@W Test belongs to a suite of assessments included in our Resilience at Work Toolkit. You can learn more about how our Individual assessments work together with our team and leader assessments in our Introduction Pack below or check out one of our Sample Individual R@W Reports.

Introduction pack
Sample Individual Report

The R@W 7 Factors

S1 Living Authentically

S1 Living Authentically

Knowing and holding onto your personal values, deploying your strengths, and having a good level of emotional awareness and regulation.

S2 Finding Your Calling

S2 Finding Your Calling

Having work that offers purpose and a sense of belonging. Aligning work with your core values and beliefs.

S3 Maintaining Perspective

S3 Maintaining Perspective

Staying optimistic and keeping a solution-focus when things go wrong. Reframing setbacks and minimising the impact of any negativity around you.

S4 Mastering Stress

S4 Mastering Stress

Having work and life routines that help you manage your everyday stressors. Working to create work‑life balance and ensuring time for relaxation and recovery.

S5 Interacting Cooperatively

S5 Interacting Cooperatively

Seeking feedback, advice and support and also providing support readily to others.

S6 Staying Healthy

S6 Staying Healthy

Maintaining a good level of physical fitness, having a healthy diet and getting adequate sleep.

S7 Building Networks

S7 Building Networks

Developing and maintaining the personal and professional support networks you need at home and at work in order to perform well in your job.

Individual R@W Assessment Benefits

A validated, evidence-based measure designed specifically for the workplace

Frames resilience as a capability that can be developed, shaped by behaviours and organisational context

Addresses real, everyday work challenges, rather than fixed personality traits

Provides clear, practical feedback, with benchmarking across seven components of personal work resilience

Takes a holistic approach to sustainable performance and wellbeing, while remaining quick and easy to complete online (5–10 minute)

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R@W Scale in practice

The R@W Scale is a powerful development tool for coaches, psychologists, organisation development practitioners, trainers and counsellors.

Building resilience in individuals and teams via coaching, workshops or professional development programs

Coaching and counselling when personal resilience has been challenged

Organisational interventions for sustainable performance and resilience

Research into employee performance and wellbeing