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Jean Poitras, Professeur titulaire en gestion de conflits, HEC Montréal

Why monkeys handle conflicts better than we do

Léa suggests postponing the launch by a week. The data speaks for itself, and the recommendation seems reasonable. However, at the last team meeting, Marc had defended sticking to the original date. Agreeing to the change now would mean admitting he was wrong. The issue gets resolved when management decides to side with Léa, but Marc feels rejected as a result, and his working relationship with Léa suffers.


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