Are you a wartime consigliere?

For those of you who have not yet seen The Godfather, see here.

When things get tough, are you want to keep your cool and dispense proper advice? Or do you prefer to avoid conflict? Obviously the great majority of us do not belong to a crime organization, but conflict does not have to be so violent (or illegal).

Question inspired by, um, recent developments in a certain Q&A site that shall remain unnamed.