issue. First, compliment them. “That’s excellent!” you should say, without sarcasm. “When I brought this idea up a few minutes ago, I was hoping someone else would endorse it. Glad to see we agree!” Or, if you want to be even tougher (without making yourself the issue), you might say something like, “Terrific! When I brought up the idea a few minutes ago, I didn’t know anyone else was working on it.” Then review what your group has done with the idea and ask sweetly, “So what have you all been doing with the idea?”
