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.
Tapping Into the Sweetness
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...
The Importance of Being Fully Fluent
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...
Where’s the Good Gravy?
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...
Veteran Teammates
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...
8 Things That Don’t Matter to Good Teammates
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...
The Not-So-OK Corral
The most famous shootout in American history happened on this week in 1881. Despite lasting a mere thirty seconds, the gunfight at the O.K. Corral turned Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday into household names. On a cold fall afternoon in the boomtown of...
The Giving Team
Sixty years ago this month, Harper & Row (HarperCollins) published the beloved children’s book The Giving Tree. When I think of books that illustrate important aspects of being a good teammate, this is a book that comes to mind. Written and...
My Friend Jerry
Charles Darwin said: “A man’s friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.” I am certain Darwin was referring to my friend Jerry when he spoke those words. Several years ago, a man in his 70s approached me after a game I had coached. He...
Facilitating Cliques
Poor facilitation can cause the best intentions to unintentionally yield the worst results. This is especially true when it comes to team dynamics. My wife and I were at a restaurant Friday where a high school sports team had gathered for their...
Skunk Bear Don’t Care
“People watching” is one of my favorite pastimes. I love observing public interactions, picking up on peoples’ idiosyncrasies, and seeing how they express their personalities through their fashion. Sometimes, this practice allows me to meet...
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