Team over talent?

Gladwell's New Yorker piece (http://www.gladwell.com/2002/2002_07_22_a_talent.htm) and Pfeffer and Sutton's Hard Facts make similar points that having a good system that emphasizes cooperation and teamwork matters much more than having good people with lots of talent. The emphasis on "systems" is something I completely support, but the emphasis on teams over talent is an argument that's taking me longer to adjust to. But I'm learning.