BIG, BAD Productivity Myths (#6)

BIG, BAD Productivity Myth #6: I want someone to work with me who has opposite talents.

Opposites may attract in love, but not in the workplace. We often think that our professional foil will be the perfect balance to our lackings. In theory, that may be true. Someone with opposite talents does bring entirely different capabilities to the table. However, it is nearly impossible to have a successful, long-term working relationship with an individual who possesses an opposing instinctual method.

So if not your opposite, then who?

It is far better to seek out someone who offers complementary talents. This combination creates a healthy challenge to your comfortable ways, while avoiding outright conflict. You'll find that your effort, when combined with a complement, grows exponentially. I'd say that's a much better option than having your effort canceled out by an opposite.