As I have dealt with the concepts and notion around resiliency, particularly as applied to business, I am struck by the different emotional response it engenders. I am comparing it to words and concepts like secured, prepared, and protected. Each of the latter terms are themselves good and necessary things to be. Who would not want to be any of them, personally or as a company? But they each make me think of the eventuality first: secured from what? prepared for what? protected against what? On the other hand, the term "resilient" makes me think of the first person, be it the individual or the company. It really places the focus in the right place and on what you can control--yourself or your company. In this way, resiliency is an empowering paradigm and mindset. It also puts in your face that you have choices to make in being resilient, at least as a business. They are not always easy choices as it may entail balancing priorities, but that is a constant challenge in business. Darryl Moody Resilient Corporation
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