You are part of a team that is preparing a presentation for a major conference. The final meeting on the presentation is this morning at 9 a.m. There are four participants: Brielle, Nate, Chris, and yourself. You arrive in the meeting room at 8:55 and Nate is Chris arrives at 9:02. You continue to wait for Brielle to arrive so you can begin. No one has heard from her. You are getting irritated and feeling anxious. At 9:10 you can feel your muscles tightening and breathing increasing. Nate and Chris are visibly angry and talking about how stressed they are. You NEED to get this done today. At 9:20, all of you are fidgeting and decide to begin. At 9:23, Brielle arrives with no apology or explanation. How will you handle this situation?
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