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.
When Teammates Are Smart
Every morning before begrudgingly heading off to work in the sweltering open hearths of Bethlehem Steel, Pete Carril’s father offered his son the same advice: The strong always take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong. Choose to be...
Follow Roles
When I was in second grade, we did a fun assignment in Mrs. Duppstadt’s class that required us to design our own restaurant. We had to come up with everything from what the restaurant would be called to what food would be served to how our...
Voluntold Teammates
I overheard a conversation the other day that made me think about an issue that plagues underperforming teams yet is irrelevant to teams with of good teammates. The man standing next to me was telling his friend how he had spent the entire day...
Reality Is Everything
Perception is everything. Or is it? You can dress in nice clothes, style your hair, wear fancy jewelry, or drive a sports car. But if your bank account reads zeros, the reality is you’re broke. The same reality applies to being a good teammate. You...
Both Hands In
Yogi Berra was one of baseball’s most memorable characters. The Hall of Fame catcher was a three-time MVP, won ten World Series rings as a player, and another three as a manager. His baseball accomplishments were framed by his folksy personality...
At Least Your Mom Still Loves You
A video periodically surfaces on social media of a little league baseball coach heading to the pitching mound to talk to his player, who has presumably not been pitching well. Viewers can’t hear the actual audio of the coach, but a voiceover has...
Lessons from a Crane
Florida is blessed with lots of interesting birds, many of which I had never encountered before I moved to the Sunshine state. The Sandhill Crane falls into this category. I am not much of a birdwatcher. I tend to view birds the way Orson Welles...
6 Ways to Be a Good Virtual Teammate
A few months after Be a Good Teammate was published, I found myself standing at the end of my driveway waiting on the school bus to pick my daughters up for their first day of school. My daughters were insistent that I use my phone that morning to...
Ben Franklin’s Filter
Conversing with people who have no filter can be brutal. They speak without tact, subtlety, or consideration. They seem to vocalize whatever thoughts pop into their heads, leaving us to wonder: Do they ever think about what they say before they say...
Choosing the Hard Right
I have been binge watching the legal drama How to Get Away with Murder on Netflix. In full disclosure (*pun intended), it is not the type of television show that normally appeals to me. I just sort of stumbled upon it and fell down the...
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