Your question is Resolving Network Design Disagreement. Take a moment with it on the right.
Talk me through your thinking if you like. When you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes).
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate or stakeholder on a networking design or implementation choice—such as routing, switching, VLAN segmentation, or a Cisco-specific approach—and had to influence the outcome without creating friction. What did you do, and what was the result?