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How Complementary Strengths Can Improve Team Composition
A team does not need every member to have the same strengths.
In fact, excessive similarity can leave important capabilities uncovered.
Imagine a team where everyone is excellent at generating ideas but nobody enjoys organising implementation.
Another team may have excellent analysts but struggle to communicate findings.
Complementary strengths can help fill these gaps.
Complementarity Can Occur Across Different Dimensions
A team might need combinations of:
- analysis
- creativity
- communication
- organisation
- leadership
- research
- relationship-building
- execution
- problem-solving
The goal is not to create perfectly balanced teams in every situation.
Rather, managers can understand:
What does this team need to accomplish, and which capabilities are required to accomplish it?
Then they can compare those requirements with the strengths available.
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