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Communication & influence · Disagreeing well

In a design review, a respected process chemist insists on a synthesis route you believe will fail scale-up validation, and the team is deferring to their seniority. How do you challenge it without torching the collaboration you'll need next month?

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In a design review, a respected process chemist insists on a synthesis route you believe will fail scale-up validation, and the team is deferring to their seniority. How do you challenge it without torching the collaboration you'll need next month?

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