What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

Wayne Rivers
By Wayne Rivers
6 minutes

Construction leaders are deservedly known for putting in grueling hours at work. When asked, many leaders say “hard work” is the key ingredient for success in the construction game. At what point in a leader’s career, one may rightly ask, does that conventional wisdom come into question? Is it true that “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There?”

Tune in this week as Wayne explores this question and points out the key inflection point that separates great contractors from the not so great.

Please give us the benefit of your thinking in the comments area below.

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