resilience

Definition

The corporate buzzword for 'ability to bounce back from disasters without completely falling apart'—whether we're talking about people, organizations, or IT systems. In business-speak, it's become the aspirational quality everyone claims to have but few actually test until crisis strikes. True resilience means your company can survive anything from data breaches to market crashes, though most 'resilience strategies' are just expensive PowerPoint presentations.

Example Usage

Our organization has built resilience through redundant systems and disaster recovery plans, which we definitely test regularly and not just before audits.

Source: Business and organizational terminology

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