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.
Symptoms of Being a Good Teammate
Do you ever get a song stuck in your head so bad that it feels like it’s on mental replay? Earworms can be a nightmare. According to new research, Involuntary Musical Imagery (INMI)—the technical term for an earworm—is a phenomenon experienced by...
ChipedIn—The Art of Being a Connector
No, that’s not a typo in the title. There’s no missing “p,” forgotten space, or unnecessary capitalization. “ChipedIn” appears exactly as intended. In grammatical terms, “ChipedIn” is a portmanteau--a word that results from blending two or more...
Detour Teammates
Like many, I have become increasingly reliant on GPS for directions. I’m not quite to the Michael Scott level of driving my car into a pond after blindly following my car’s GPS, but I understand. The other day, I was driving to an event when I came...
Where Teamwork Begins
Disney’s EPCOT celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year. Celebratory signage and special merchandise commemorating the occasion can be found throughout the Florida theme park. EPCOT, an acronym for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow,...
Sacrificing for the Mission
A while back, I heard a missionary give a talk about his travels to remote villages in Africa that illustrated an intriguing good teammate trait. Hosting a guest was a tremendous honor in many of the places the missionary visited, so the villagers...
How to Deal With Manipulative Teammates
This past weekend, I spoke at the American Jailers Association convention. It was an enlightening experience for me because the premise challenged some of my thoughts on the art of being a good teammate. Words like kindness, generosity, and...
Exhaustive, Not Exhausting
My friend Brian was telling me about a laughable, but frustrating, conversation he had with his Gen Z daughter. Brian was driving his daughter and several of her friends home from a tryout for an elite travel team. A lot of quality players...
Making a Difference to That One
Everything I am I owe to my teachers. I am grateful beyond measure to them for the difference they made in my life. It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week in America, and today is National Teacher Appreciation Day. I’ve been fielding a lot of...
10 Ways Good Teammates Are Tough
One of my favorite books from recent years is Jay Bilas’ Toughness. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend doing so. You don’t have to be a sports fan to appreciate its insightful message. Bilas’ book was born from an article he wrote for ESPN...
How to Handle Pinocchio Teammates
When my daughter was a toddler, she would put her index finger on her nose anytime she lied. In poker terms, it was her no-so-subtle “tell.” Did you draw on the wall with that crayon? No. (Put finger on nose.) Did you spill those Cheerios on the...
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