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.
Sharpen The Chisel
Are you familiar with the parable about the woodcutter and his dulling axe? Several variations of the parable float around the Internet, but the basic premise is as follows: A man is hired to chop down trees. Filled with zeal and intent on...
Rain Dancers
The rain dance is traditionally associated with Native American tribes from the southwestern United States. But the rain dance is far from exclusive to Native Americans. For generations, dances intended to invoke rain were a regular part of tribal...
The WE Gear Announcement
I am so excited…soooooo excited…to announce the release of my new book, The WE Gear: How Good Teammates Shift from Me to We!!! I wholeheartedly believe this book to be a game changer for any team, as it offers an insightful look into the art of...
Managing Inconvenience
The past few months have proven to be a bit of a tough stretch for my family. I lost my sister to cancer in July and my father passed away last week. At my father’s funeral, someone remarked that “tough times create tough people.” That may be true,...
When Prudence Drives
I have heard it said that humility is the basis for all other virtues because humility is how we see ourselves. Good teammates practice humility. They see themselves as subordinate to their team. Good teammates commit to being governed by the...
Fiberglass Teammates
If you Google the word clique, you’ll find the top search result to be the Oxford Dictionary definition: a small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join...
5 Ways Good Teammates Unintentionally Fail
Being a good teammate isn’t always easy. You try your best to put the needs of the team before your own, but sometimes your efforts to do that end up causing more harm than good. Here are five ways you can unintentionally fail in your attempt to be...
Nonessential Teammates
Last week, I wrote about my gallbladder surgery. I am delighted to report that the operation was a success and that I am steadily headed down the road to recovery. The amount of well-wishes I received was humbling, and I would like to take this...
The Gallbladder Lesson
I put the finishing touches on this week’s edition of Teammate Tuesday from the confines of my hospital bed while I waited to be wheeled away for gallbladder surgery. A few months ago, I experienced the first of what my doctors later determined to...
Using Shame to Motivate
If you use social media with any sort of regularity, you’ve surely come across an I’ll bet I won’t even get one like post. The post is accompanied by an image intended to tug at your heart strings and compel you to click the “like” button. They...
Prefer to listen instead of read?
Explore the art of being a good teammate with audio selections from Lance Loya’s popular Teammate Tuesday blog.
