The Teammate Tuesday Blog
Welcome to the Teammate Tuesday blog—Lance Loya’s collection of good teammate musings. These short, insightful pieces offer a unique glimpse into the art of being a good teammate. They are sure to improve teamwork and inspire you to become a better version of yourself.
The Duality of Fireworks
Fireworks are a Fourth of July tradition—and they have been since Americans celebrated the first Independence Day way back in 1777. The fireworks on that day were only orange though, not red, white, or blue. It would take inventors another sixty...
The Island That Sparked a Movement
This week in 1971, Federal Marshals forcibly removed the last members of the Indians of All Tribes from Alcatraz Island after a 19-month occupation. Considered by many to be the pivotal event in what became known as the Red Power Movement—a Native...
7 Ways to Be an Invested Teammate
Are you invested in your team’s success or are you merely interested? In my book The WE Gear, I identify the five key behaviors of good teammates as Active, Loyal, Invested, Viral, and Empathetic. Whenever I explain the difference between teammates...
Forgetting Teammates
Elephants are known for having exceptional memories. But the expression an “elephant never forgets” isn’t entirely accurate. Yes, the world’s largest land animals have a remarkable ability to remember details that are key to their survival, like...
Peaks, Plummets, and Plateaus
Over the past three weeks, I’ve racked up a lot of air miles crisscrossing North America to speak at events. The experience led me to think about the art of being a good teammate and how air travel, topography, and the view from 35,000 feet relate...
Nana’s Unique Gift
Sometimes life blesses you with chance encounters with unique individuals that leave your world forever changed. These individuals possess such rare gifts that you simply cannot return to being the same version of yourself after meeting them. Our...
Weaponizing Acceptance
Unconditional acceptance can be a wonderful gift in relationships. One of the most common responses to “What are you looking for in a relationship?” is “someone who will just accept me for who I am.” There’s a lot to be said for acceptance. Having...
Unleash the Power of Your Contribution
It’s Tax Day in the United States, the final day for Americans to file their federal individual income tax returns without penalty. My accountant is fond of saying, “It’s not the Ides of March that will do you in; it’s forgetting about the Ides of...
Suffer No Fools
Happy April Fools’ Day! Those susceptible to practical jokes, pranks, hoaxes, or general trickery must be vigilant today, for this is not a day for the gullible. History has blessed the world with plenty of memorable April Fools’ Day jokes over the...
Curly’s Compliments
During a recent interview, I was asked to name my all-time favorite song. To which I immediately replied, “Sweet Georgia Brown” by Brother Bones. The interviewer thought my response was unusually quick and asked me to explain. By the time I...
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