Seeking your help

[JoeyChen]

Dear friends
I do not quite understand the following sentences
When do I use in as a preposition instead of using to.
1. CEO John was meeting with Susan to determine a plan of action "in" dealing with the recent bad press.
2. CEO John was meeting with Susan to determine a plan of action "to" deal with the recent bad press.

Thank you for your time

Joey

[Tdol]

I'd use 'to deal' as it expresses the purpose of the meeting.