Selecting the right team members should be a top priority for the new U.S. president-elect Barack Obama, writes Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, a consultant at Egon Zehnder International, Buenos Aires, in Businessweek. No single factor will influence Obama's future success more than the individuals he recruits, adds the author of Great People Decisions: Why They Matter So Much, Why They Are So Hard and How You Can Master Them. Why is choosing the right team so critical? In such complex positions the difference between an average performer and a star can be enormous, explains Fernández-Aráoz. He advises Obama to adopt a four step approach: resist pressure to act fast and always make considered decisions, use multiple criteria to assess potential recruits, choose team members with complementary skills and focus equally on finding political and administrative talent. Poor people decisions could seriously damage President-elect's chances of success, Fernández-Aráoz concludes.