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 Tragedy Leads to Good Teammates
Some days are more memorable than others. My grandmother could recall exactly where she was and what she was doing the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. My mother could do the same for the day Kennedy was assassinated. For me, and many others in my...
A Labor of Love
For many of us, the Labor Day holiday marked the unofficial end to summer. It was a final farewell to warm weather and to all of the leisurely fun that came with the season. But the real reason for the holiday was to pay tribute to the...
You Can Drag Me Out, But…
Midway through my sophomore year in college, my roommate at the time chose to drop out of school. His unexpected departure left me in a bit of a bind. Without his help, I was unable to cover both of our halves of the rent for our off-campus...
Changing Your Emotional Sleeve
Are you familiar with the concept of “wearing your emotions on your sleeve?” It’s an expression that’s often used to describe individuals who let the world know exactly what they are feeling. When they are happy, they show it. When they are angry,...
You Become What You Teach
I snapped a couple of quick photos and a short video on my phone yesterday morning of my daughters going back to school—a very common thing for proud parents to do this time of year. But if you have ever heard me speak at an event, or if you’re a...
The Height of Confrontation
It can be incredibly frustrating to be part of a team that has toxic teammates. Many times the response to this situation is to distance yourself from the toxicity and hope it goes away. Waaaaaayyyyy wrong approach! It won’t. The toxicity will...
Like vs. Share
Have you ever heard the analogy about the chicken and the pig and the difference between being interested and being committed? It goes something like this: When it comes to breakfast, the chicken is interested, but the pig is committed. If that’s...
Learning from Logos
We can learn a lot about being a good teammate from advertisements. Here are 15 of the most popular advertisement campaigns and corporate slogans of all time and a corresponding message of how they relate to the art of being a good teammate. Enjoy…...
Don’t Assume…Teach Them How
I listened to an interesting conversation recently that made me think about a problem leaders often have with creating a team culture that facilitates “good teammateness.” The conversation began with a parent marveling at how much his son had...
Gold-Level Teammate
I am writing this post while sitting in a certain Seattle-based coffee shop. I actually do a lot of my writing from this location. It's a practice derived from advice that someone shared with me a while back about overcoming writer’s block. (A good...
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