noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
compensating for one's shortcomings by adopting others' strengths
A yojijukugo (four-character idiom) used in formal or literary contexts to express the idea of learning from others to improve oneself.
リーダーは採長補短の精神でチームをまとめるべきだ。
A leader should bring the team together with a spirit of adopting others' strengths to compensate for one's own weaknesses.
彼は常に採長補短を心がけ、周囲から多くを学んでいる。
He always strives to compensate for his shortcomings by learning from others, and has gained much from those around him.