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SUMMARY:Practices of Resilient Companies - Ron Robinson
DESCRIPTION:Start your morning with a competitive edge as we explore the strategies thriving organizations rely on in times of change.The Haywood Chamber of Commerce invites you to a special Breakfast & Learn: Practices of Resilient Companies. This session explores how organizations can stay strong\, adaptable\, and people‑centered in a world that's constantly shifting.Our featured speaker\, Ron Robinson\, brings more than four decades of global experience helping companies transform their culture\, operations\, and strategy. His new book\, Practices of Resilient Companies\, highlights how leaders can use compassion\, collaboration\, and knowledge to build workplaces that thrive financially\, operationally\, and culturally even in the face of political\, environmental\, and technological pressures.\nThursday\, May 14\, 2026 8:30 AM - 10:30 AMWells Event Center33 Wells Event Way\, Waynesville\, NC\nFeaturing: Ron Robinson\nFor more than 45 years Ron Robinson has traveled the world turning around businesses. He earned a BS degree\, Industrial Relations from UNC Chapel Hill. He is certified and experienced in Leadership Development\, Toyota Work Groups\, Lean Manufacturing\, Competitive Strategy development and has spoken to groups as large as 3\,000.\n\nHis most recent book\, Practices of Resilient Companies\, offers business practices using compassion\, collaboration and knowledge. Service leaders using these concepts build resilient companies with a strategy to strengthen their financials in response to political actions\, create efficient operations in response to climate disasters\, develop employees in response to social complexity and delight customers in response to out-of-control social media and AI.\n\nThank you to our Sponsors!
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p data-end="164" data-start="70"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;"><span data-url="ca://s?q=Refine_competitive_edge_opening" tabindex="0"><em><span style="font-size: 18px\;">Start your morning with a competitive edge</span></em></span></strong><span style="font-size: 18px\;">&nbsp\;as we explore the strategies thriving organizations rely on in times of change.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">The Haywood Chamber of Commerce invites you to a special Breakfast &amp\; Learn: <strong fr-original-style="white-space: pre-wrap\;" style="white-space: pre-wrap\; font-weight: 700\;"><em>Practices of Resilient Companies</em></strong><em>.</em> This session explores how organizations can stay strong\, adaptable\, and people‑centered in a world that&rsquo\;s constantly shifting.</span></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\; font-size: 18px\;">Our featured speaker\, <strong fr-original-style="white-space: pre-wrap\;" style="white-space: pre-wrap\; font-weight: 700\;">Ron Robinson</strong>\, brings more than four decades of global experience helping companies transform their culture\, operations\, and strategy. His new book\, <em style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">Practices of Resilient Companies</em>\, highlights how leaders can use compassion\, collaboration\, and knowledge to build workplaces that thrive&mdash\;financially\, operationally\, and culturally&mdash\;even in the face of political\, environmental\, and technological pressures.</span></p><p><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in\;line-height:normal\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Thursday\, May 14\, 2026&nbsp\;</strong></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in\;line-height:normal\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">8:30 AM - 10:30 AM</strong></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in\;line-height:normal\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Wells Event Center</strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">33 Wells Event Way\, Waynesville\, NC</strong></p><p data-end="164" data-start="70"><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;"><span style="font-size: 24px\; color: rgb(41\, 105\, 176)\;">Featuring: Ron Robinson</span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;"><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/v1773689033/tenants/466ad79c-a3a7-490c-91c0-b5c2161284fb/8c3f2a54c48946bb9d3bc11e6df36c64/1773689319384.png" style="width: 202px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px\; text-align: left\; height: 176.068px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" width="202" height="176.068" fr-original-style="width: 202px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px\; text-align: left\; height: 176.068px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;">For more than 45 years Ron Robinson has traveled the world turning around businesses. He earned a BS degree\, Industrial Relations from UNC Chapel Hill. He is certified and experienced in Leadership Development\, Toyota Work Groups\, Lean Manufacturing\, Competitive Strategy development and has spoken to groups as large as 3\,000.<br style="mso-special-character:line-break\;"><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;"><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;">His most recent book\,<em>&nbsp\;Practices of Resilient Companies\,</em> offers business practices using compassion\, collaboration and knowledge. Service leaders using these concepts build resilient companies with a strategy to <em>strengthen their financials&nbsp\;</em>in response to political actions\,<em>&nbsp\;create efficient operations&nbsp\;</em>in response to climate disasters\, <em>develop employees</em> in response to social complexity and <em>delight customers&nbsp\;</em>in response to out-of-control social media and AI.</span></p><p><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/v1776195341/tenants/466ad79c-a3a7-490c-91c0-b5c2161284fb/21ba67de75c942339616a92742804013/1776195635994.png" style="width: 381px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px\; text-align: left\; height: 298.589px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" width="381" height="298.589" fr-original-style="width: 381px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px\; text-align: left\; height: 298.589px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p data-end="277" data-start="166"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;"><em>Thank you to our Sponsors!</em></strong></span><em><span style="font-size: 18px\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></em></p><p><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/q_auto\,f_auto\,c_limit\,w_861\,h_313/v1774357248/tenants/466ad79c-a3a7-490c-91c0-b5c2161284fb/9f758e6f57414873ac186ec1d3a926f6/New-All-Sponsors-3-2-26.jpg" width="789" height="289" fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" style="position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;"></p><p><br></p></body></html>
LOCATION:33 Wells Event Way Waynesville NC 28786
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