Day 19 Why is it important to have people with different personality types in a team? Part 1 All people are different, they have various personality types. That is why they are focused on various things, have their strengths and weaknesses. So, from the teambuilding perspective, it can be beneficial to have a team containing various personality types. Working together people contribute all their best skills to the overall result while some their weak sides are balanced by the strengths of other team members. Quiet and more introverted employees are often good at stabilizing the processes, while charismatic people, risk-takers, can provide the spark necessary to launch a new process or technology, and to lead a team on a new level of performing. On top of that, people with the same personality types may focus on the same tasks and overlook some other tasks, which might be equally important. There are four fundamental temperament types: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic. Some of their strong and weak sides are described below. People with sanguine temperament are easy-going, sociable, flexible, sensitive, creative and task-oriented. They are self-confident and do not take offence at critical remarks. In addition, these people get on well with peers, clients. They are good at conflict-solving and participating negotiations. Sanguine is cool-headed and productive. However, people with sanguine temperament lose motivation when work becomes humdrum. So, the best option for them is the combination of routine work with dynamic activities. People with choleric temperament are very charismatic, ambitious, competitive, assertive, persuasive, inspiring and goal-oriented. Besides, they tend to climb into leadership positions. People with choleric temperament are full of energy and do their tasks with passion. However, they are impulsive and irascible. Also, these people often can be straightforward and tactless. So, being persistent, choleric should not forget about tact and should not hurt other people with a straightforward attitude. They also should not allow impulsiveness and irascibility to influence on their decision and behaviour. Besides, choleric doesn’t stand boredom. These people perform at their best when they are emotionally involved in their tasks. To be continued