Brent is a manager at a high-tech manufacturer. For the third week in a row, another manager, Josh, has openly ridiculed Brent's ideas during the weekly manager's meeting. Since Brent is relatively new to his role, he thought the first couple incidents were perhaps a mistake, or that he misinterpreted what Josh was saying. Now that this has happened three weeks in a row, Brent feels he must confront Josh about the issue. Unfortunately, Brent is very uncomfortable with conflict. He doesn't know how to approach Josh in a way that will avoid a big fight. Using what you've learned in this course, what advice would you give Brent about addressing this situation with Josh?

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