The Art of Recovery: Rebuilding Organizations After Crisis: The Remnant Model

The Art of Recovery is a leadership and organizational resilience and recovery book that reframes how organizations rebuild after crisis. Rooted in original mix-methods research from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the book introduces the Remnant Model — a framework showing that organizations do not recover by restoring what was lost, but by rebuilding from what remnants survive. Through narrative storytelling and a practical four-phase framework, The Art of Recovery gives leaders a clear, actionable path through crisis — not theory, but a roadmap tested in the field. It offers a deeply human, research-grounded guide for leaders navigating disruption in a world defined by uncertainty.