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.
5 Ways to Show Interest
A guilty pleasure I happen to enjoy to the fullest is people watching. I genuinely like sitting in public places and just observing people interact with one another. For me, it is an opportunity to appreciate that good people come in all shapes and...
Darnell the Mover
Every so often, I encounter the most amazing teammates in the most unlikely places. A few years ago, it was a busboy at a pizzeria in Cumberland, MD. Not long before that, it was a window washer in Spartanburg, SC. These individuals are genuine...
Independence Day for Teammates
Today, Americans celebrate the Fourth of July—Independence Day. Since a fair amount of the subscribers to my blog are actually British, I would prefer not to focus this edition of Teammate Tuesday on the reason for the holiday, but instead on the...
Nana’s Band
Almost 20 years ago, I was a counselor at a youth camp in Europe when I rounded a corner in the hallway and quite literally bumped into a lady who was trying to register her grandchildren for the camp. That chance encounter was the beginning, as...
When Good Teammates Grow Up to Be Good Fathers
Teammate Tuesdays have become a welcomed time of reflection for me. In many ways, they have evolved into an opportunity to just pause and take a look back at the week that was—to take stock on where I am in life and where I aspire to go. Based on...
The Never-ending Dance of the Good Teammate
Isn’t it funny how sometimes the normal everyday experiences of our life lead to the most insightful realizations? This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending my daughters’ dance recital. I don’t know very much about dance, and I certainly...
When Teachers are Teammates
As another school year comes to an end, I want to take a moment to recognize the many great teachers who are selflessly serving the educational needs of our youth. My wife and I have been genuinely blessed the past few years in terms of the quality...
Remembering Good Teammates and Their Sacrifices
America celebrated Memorial Day this past weekend, where we paid tribute to all who served and died in battle. While Memorial Day has come to symbolize the unofficial start of summer, it’s true meaning amazingly never really seems to get lost. The...
The Duck Poster: Lead. Follow. Or Get Out of the Way
One of my wife’s favorite childhood memories is of the day she accompanied her father to a meeting in the state capital. Her father was the supervisor of a state park and was occasionally required to travel to the Capitol for official business. As...
Defining Loyalty and Mama’s Bowling Night
In many ways, an individual’s capacity to be a good teammate is directly proportional to his or her ability to define loyalty. I used to think loyalty was about being a good follower. I thought it was about finding someone or something you believed...
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