I have been in a series of challenging situations that entailed a great deal of stress. I had the opportunity to use the tools I coach my clients to use. One of them is dealing with opposing forces that compromise collaboration. I have learned that taking an adversarial position is counter productive. One way I learned to work with is opposition is to compose rather than oppose. Composing is the effort to take what the opposition gives and creatively weaving it into the available options which validates the opposing viewpoint and integrates it with your perspective. Do you have another tool?