Valuing Diversity To Improve Team Performance

<p>We all know that any given project, or product development effort, requires a variety of skills sets and experience &mdash; behold the cross functional team. But beyond that, our inclination is to put people together who have similar personalities; who seem to &ldquo;click.&rdquo; We think that their natural alignment will provide harmony and accelerate productivity. But harmony doesn&rsquo;t always guarantee the best results. In fact, recent studies have shown that teams made up of diverse personalities are more innovative, better at solving complex problems, and are higher performing overall.<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@ncernecka/the-splendors-and-miseries-of-working-in-a-french-startup-aaec443bc396"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>