by Lance Loya | Dec 17, 2024 |
Today is National Maple Syrup Day! The maple syrup market is valued at a lucrative $1.4 billion and is projected to grow over the coming years as consumers are increasingly choosing alternative, lower-calorie, natural sweeteners over refined sugars. Canada produces...
by Lance Loya | Dec 3, 2024 |
I love meeting interesting people. Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting a young man named Nicholas while eating dinner at a new restaurant. Nicholas was our waiter, and he told me the story of how both his maternal and paternal grandparents immigrated to America...
by Lance Loya | Nov 26, 2024 |
Happy pre-Thanksgiving! If you’ve been loyal Teammate Tuesdays reader, you’re likely aware that Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday. (National Be a Good Teammate Day is my first—obviously!) As a kid, I loved traveling to my grandmother’s house, watching the...
by Lance Loya | Nov 12, 2024 |
Americans observed Veterans Day yesterday to honor and thank those who served in the military. Veterans Day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is “largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions...
by Lance Loya | Nov 5, 2024 |
To good teammates, mindsets matter. So do morals, manners, and motives. In fact, almost everything matters to good teammates—the optimal word being almost. Here are eight things that don’t matter to good teammates: 1. Who gets the credit. It doesn’t matter to good...