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them is a member of your in-group. To the other one, you have far more distance. How should you behave? A. You take the person not in yourin"group to avoid misunderstandings. B. You delegate the decision to a third team member to avoid the conflict. C. Chose thein"group person. The trustful relation will benefit the project. D. You disclose the situation to stakeholders and solicit a joint decision.
Every single person has their own way of working, no two persons are same. So I, will analyse the skills of both my in-group and the other far distance candidate in terms of their approach towards the work and who ever I feel will fit, I will choose him.
Delegating the work of selecting the candidate may ruin the task as the other person may not be as well verse in the project/task requirement.