The future calls on public and private business organizations and leaders to change their perspective and actions on improving their culture, human capital, and resilient systems. It requires the people and organizations to become resilient to chaos, crises, or disaster! The business leaders of today can easily become the lagers of tomorrow or next week. Technology and social media are changing the way businesses conduct their operations. Murphy’s Law can happen and does happen when people and organizations least expect it. How can people and organizations better prepare for the future turbulent global environment? Is there a model, concept, or theory out there that provides the answers for organizations and the people to remain competitive? The past 40 years of resilience research provides more than a glimmer of hope for organizations to remain competitive and prepare themselves for the perfect storm of chaos, crises, or disaster.

What is resilience? Everyone seems to use this word, but many people and organizations do not understand the underlying research behind what it takes to become resilient. One resiliency perspective says that resiliency is something that requires an igniter and then someone reacts to an event or crisis. Another perspective says that resiliency is proactive and is a new attitude, perspective, or behavior—a Resilience Awakening so to speak! Inquiring into the notion of resiliency does require some introspection. It does require the examiner to examine oneself using a deliberate and intentional process. Developing resilience is done through an intentional training effort to bring everyone onboard to the same perspective. By going through a resiliency process, people graduate into a different perspective and truly know what using the word “resiliency” is about. Those who become resilient are those that will be the most prepared for the perfect storm of chaos, crises, or disaster.