She wanted to appear better than David in the meeting, which tempted her to make the wrong decision. He made it clear, by accepting his manager's praise, that he intended to do what he did, thus influencing David's decision making. He could have decided to fix the situation, however, he chose not to because he could tell from how he acted that he intended to take credit for his ideas. If a person knows that another person is doing something wrong intentionally, they can change their decision making. If she had praised David for his ideas, he would have known that she had no intention of leaving him out of the presentation. Since she did the opposite, his feeling of betrayal distracted him from being able to clearly make a decision to correct the situation. Furthermore, Sheila, as an experienced employee, set a negative example of what is okay to do in the workplace and what is not. This situation might seem to David like the way you should behave. It might encourage him to believe that people with more experience are the ones who lead the