Detour Teammates
Like many, I have become increasingly reliant on GPS for directions. I’m not quite to the Michael Scott level of driving my car into a pond after blindly following my car’s GPS, but I understand. The other day, I was driving to an event when I came upon a construction...
Where Teamwork Begins
Disney’s EPCOT celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year. Celebratory signage and special merchandise commemorating the occasion can be found throughout the Florida theme park. EPCOT, an acronym for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, was originally Walt...
Sacrificing for the Mission
A while back, I heard a missionary give a talk about his travels to remote villages in Africa that illustrated an intriguing good teammate trait. Hosting a guest was a tremendous honor in many of the places the missionary visited, so the villagers would often...
How to Deal With Manipulative Teammates
This past weekend, I spoke at the American Jailers Association convention. It was an enlightening experience for me because the premise challenged some of my thoughts on the art of being a good teammate. Words like kindness, generosity, and sharing—words that I often...
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Explore the art of being a good teammate with audio selections from Lance Loya’s popular Teammate Tuesday blog.
