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.
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...
Responding to Distress Calls
On April 18, 1912, Captain Arthur Roston guided the RMS Carpathia into the New York City Harbor. Aboard his ship were the 705 passengers he and his crew had rescued from the RMS Titanic three days prior. Roston had already retired to his cabin when...
A Recipe for Disappointment
Have you ever tried to replicate a menu item from a popular restaurant? Maybe Outback Steakhouse’s Bloomin’ Onion? Cinnabon’s Cinnamon Buns? Texas Roadhouse’s Hot Rolls? Starbucks’ Pink Drink? Discovering one of these coveted secret recipes holds a...
A.N.T. Monitors
Good teammates monitor their ANT populations. Renowned physician and psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen coined the term ANT (Automatic Negative Thought) in the early 1990s. After an especially tough day of dealing with suicidal patients, troubled teens,...
Marliese the Photographer
Marliese Marie is a brilliant photographer. She works closely with acting and modeling agencies in commercial hotbeds like New York, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, and Los Angeles. Clients find her to be creative, personable, and exceptionally gifted at...
4 Ways to Crush Cliques
Cliques—tightknit groups within the primary team that engage in exclusivity by ostracizing those outside of their group—destroy teams from the inside out. They undermine culture, hurt morale, and cripple productivity. But more than anything,...
Shoelace Empowerment
I got to have lunch recently with my friend Sister Eric Marie, the octogenarian nun that I wrote about in my book Building Good Teammates: The Story of My Mount Rushmore, a Coaching Epiphany, and That Nun. We were joined by two of Sister Eric...
Nice Job, Buddy!
Leaders often complain about jealousy upending their teams’ chemistry. Someone on the team has achieved something that another team member covets. The feelings brought on by this scenario prevent the team from attaining a level of connectedness...
A Motivated “US”
A little over a month ago, I had the pleasure of speaking at a fundraising event for Southern Cross Service Dogs, an organization that provides trained service dogs at no cost to veterans with disabilities. The “Always Beside You Gala” was an...
Pink Shirt Teammates
In 2007, Travis Price and DJ Shephard, seniors at Central Kings Rural High School at the time, made a good teammate move of epic proportions. What they did that day forever altered the course of history—for the better. Price and Shepherd learned...
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