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.
Relentless
During the Q&A portion of a recent webinar I conducted, a participant asked me what one word I felt best describes good teammates. The question proved surprisingly difficult for me to answer. Good teammates possess so many positive attributes...
Canned Laughter
If you are anything like me, you’ve found yourself laughing less than usual at the jokes on late-night talk shows. Yes, the quarantine is forcing the shows to be filmed from the confines of the hosts’ homes. And yes, the altered format can be a...
Silhouette Teammates
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...
The Greatest Teacher, Failure Is
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...
10 Ways to Stay Connected to Your Teammates
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,...
Miss Cici, “The Bookend Teammate”
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...
Worth the Grief
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...
Crisis Mode Teammates
Isn’t it amazing how tragedy can bring out the best in people? I think it’s one of life’s greatest ironies. Life’s worst elicits humanity’s best. People kick into “crisis mode” and exhibit extraordinary levels of kindness and generosity. We’ve seen...
Get Rid of It
On more than a few occasions lately, I’ve caught myself standing in the middle of our kitchen, pondering the totality of the COVID-19 pandemic. The uncertainty of how much longer it will be until our lives return to normal is hard to digest. As I...
Overcoming Cabin Fever
The COVID-19 situation sure has thrust the world into uncharted territory. Every time I think the situation can’t get anymore surreal, it somehow does. Like many of you, my family is doing our best to navigate the challenges of social distancing...
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