by Todd Popham | Jun 28, 2023 | Professional Growth
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” — Vince Lombardi Leaders are accountable for getting work done — not to be perfect. The marketplace and workplace are dynamic, where imperfection, change, and uncertainty are the... 
by Todd Popham | May 23, 2023 | Personal Growth
“When you start to work with someone, there’s a negotiation that takes place involving what’s going to happen when you have a difference of opinion. Most attempts at collaboration never survive the negotiation. Merely being agreeable is not enough.” —... 
by Todd Popham | Apr 19, 2023 | Personal Growth, Professional Growth
We dismiss people in our lives who do not measure up to our expectations. People we see as failures. People who make us uncomfortable. People who challenge our thinking. We determine they do not add value and write them off. A common definition of writing people off —... 
by Todd Popham | Mar 22, 2023 | Business Management, Professional Growth
“If I maintain my silence about my secret, it is my prisoner… if I let it slip from my tongue, I am it’s prisoner.” – Arthur Schopenhauer “Loose lips sink ships.” During World War II American soldiers were trained to prevent inadvertent information being passed... 
by Todd Popham | Feb 22, 2023 | Personal Growth, Professional Growth
“No one who has gotten second place at a Grand Slam is ever like, ‘Yeah, now I feel fine about it.’ Everyone wants the other trophy. But it inspires you to work harder and get yourself in that position again so that you can use what you’ve learned.”...