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If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying!

Wayne Rivers
By Wayne Rivers
8 minutes

We’ve all heard this hoary old business cliché. Is it true? And what does it mean to grow? Is it top line growth about which people are talking, or are there other ways to grow? And what does growth mean at the individual level?

Please tune in this week as Wayne bounces off a perceptive comment from a previous blog written by Chris Duininck, the President of a very successful heavy/civil construction firm with operations in MN, SD, and TX. Learn what Chris is doing to advance his company and keep his employees committed and enthusiastic about their mission.

We’d love to hear what your philosophy is on the “grow or die” issue. Please share with us in the comments below.

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