Your $3-$member team $($you$,$ Sam, and Alex$)$ needs to finalize a project deliverable that is due tomorrow. You and Alex have been working for $45$ minutes when Sam arrives. This is not the first time Sam has been late for a work session. Sam seems unfocused. Alex confronts Sam, saying it$$s disrespectful to come late and expect others to do the work.

As the leader of the team, you want to use emotional intelligence concepts to resolve the conflict.

What would you do$,$ as team leader, to apply emotional intelligence concepts in this scenario?

What recommendations would you make to your team members about how they could use emotional intelligence to resolve this conflict and complete the work?