Why Different Strengths Matter in Teams

Imagine a project team containing people who are all excellent at generating ideas but nobody who enjoys: organizing details; testing assumptions; managing implementation; communicating with stakeholders; monitoring finances. The team may have many ideas but weak execution.

Complementarity matters.

One person's: innovation may combine with another person's: analysis and another person's: organization and another person's: communication to produce a stronger overall system.

This does not mean every team needs a fixed list of personality types. It means leaders should examine what capabilities the work requires and whether the team has enough coverage.