Tom is a team leader. Joe is a team member who interrupts Tom and other team members during their meetings. Joe does not have constructive comments but instead makes negative comments about what the team member is saying. Tom pulls Joe aside after a meeting. Which of the following should Tom say to deal with the situation constructively?
A - "At the next meeting, please apologize to the entire team about how rude and unhelpful you have been."
B - "At the next meeting, please let your team members finish what they are saying before you comment."
C - "At the next meeting, I don't want you to speak at all. Do you understand?"
D - "At the next meeting, I am going to ask team members to rudely interrupt you when you speak so you know how it feels."
B - "At the next meeting, please let your team members finish what they are saying before you comment."
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