John Lennon pushed toward new territory. Paul McCartney had a gift for shaping ideas into songs and bringing work to completion. Their roles were different, and that difference made the partnership productive.
The same pairing appears in companies: founder and co-founder, CEO and COO, the person looking ahead and the person keeping daily work moving. A team becomes stronger when those differences are understood and each person knows what they can own.
Difference can make a team stronger
- Do not search for all-powerful people. Find people who are different from you and worth trusting.
- Strong teams often hold both freedom and responsibility at the same time.
- Organizations last when different strengths work together, not when everything depends on one exceptional person.
Adapted for English from the original Chinese essay.