Think of your outfit as a well-oiled team; all players have specific role
Barcelona FC’s mercurial striker Lionel Messi (right) often leaves hapless defenders in his wake as he scores goal after goal. He couldn’t do this without the rest of the well-drilled team behind him. Thus should organisations be structured and goal-centred. PHOTO | AFP
An old proverb says that if you have two left shoes, one of them is not necessary. Most people are very comfortable with people who are like them and truth be told, it is fun and comfortable to surround yourself with people who are like you. However, as comfortable as it might be, this does not augur well for business as it will produce a lopsided team.
In the book Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan, John King and Halee Fischer-Wright, team composition is key to the success of any strategy or organisation for that matter.
