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The Seven Habits of Successful Contractors

Wayne Rivers
By Wayne Rivers
9 minutes
Last Updated April 30, 2025

With all due respect to Stephen Covey, Wayne was wondering if there are seven habits practiced by the most successful contractors. Not knowing if this was even a legitimate line of inquiry, he did what he always does when he is stumped: He crowdsourced the question to his brilliant consulting team.

Please tune in this week as Wayne reveals what his team of second career contractors and business executives identified as the top seven habits the best contractors practice regularly. What do you think? Is it that simple? What did the PCA team miss? Please email Wayne with your comments at [email protected]

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