“Eutrophication and Dead Zones,”

  Hiring people with complementary skills and styles can lead to a more effective team. When you're picking out the members of your team, you will need to apply what you have learned about them (from your research and the evaluations) to the selection process. This week, you learn how to balance your team so you have complementary skills and styles. Think about what you have learned this week regarding balance. Why is it important to make sure you have a balanced team? What can happen if you have too many people with the same strengths or weaknesses?   Watch the Khan Academy video, “Eutrophication and Dead Zones,” which highlights the problem of dead zones appearing in coastal waters. Then, use the Five Whys Analysis to drill down to the root cause of this problem. What do you think is the root cause? Why? Now, try the same method with a problem you’re facing in your personal or professional life. What is the problem? What is its root cause?