The key to a successful project is a successful team. I believe the best working teams succeed when there is no prior relationships between any of the team members. When it comes to choosing people for a specific role, from what I have seen with companies like Stryker, personality traits plays a major role in determining the kind of position one may be successful at. Stryker ensures that the job assigned to you caters well to your personality, making one’s job more pleasant and enjoyable. Through various personality tests, they can get a gist of what you are about and assign you to a department. Say for example I am looking for a marketing person. I would seek out someone who likes to talk, is very persuasive, and has an eye for the bigger picture. Meanwhile I would seek out an individual who is detail oriented and does not mind working alone for a position as a clinical researcher. This “match” between one’s personality and job can ultimately enable them to get their job done while also enjoying it as well.