by Lance Loya | May 12, 2020
With the growing number of team meetings conducted through video conferences, a new brand of undesired teammates has emerged—silhouette teammates. Silhouette teammates are individuals who have sunlit windows or other sources of bright light behind them that cause...
by Lance Loya | May 5, 2020
Yesterday was “Star Wars Day.” The hashtag #MayTheFourthBeWithYou trended on social media with the speed of the Millennium Falcon zooming through hyperspace. I posted a photo on my social media pages of my daughters and I wishing everyone a happy Star Wars...
by Lance Loya | Apr 28, 2020
When you enjoy your teammates’ company, being away from them can be hard to handle. If not effectively managed, an extended hiatus will weaken the connection between teammates and hinder the team’s chances for future success. The longer the hiatus, the higher the...
by Lance Loya | Apr 21, 2020
The expression absence makes the heart grow fonder holds enormous truth—the longer we are away, the more we yearn. Absence makes the heart grow fonder is the yin to familiarity breeds contempt’s yang. While being confined in the same place with the same people during...
by Lance Loya | Apr 14, 2020
I recently shared a quote about grief on my social media pages. The quote is credited to Sophocles, the Greek playwright who wrote Oedipius Rex and Antigone. “The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.” Sophocles is believed to have written over 120 plays, but...