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Work with them to understand the basis of their disagreement and identify common goals between the recommending party and the disagreeing stakeholder. Often the concerns that a disagreeing stakeholder has are valid and they should be given an opportunity to explain them. After better understanding the concerns feed that information back into your recommendation and keep the stakeholder updated.
Empthatize
Course correct if required
Reason by Quantifying/first principles and emphatize again
Convince
If this doesn't work, ESCALATE. Lol
Plant drugs in their desk, then tip off HR.
Sure it’s not the moral approach, but damn if it isn’t effective
Mentor
Just make sure it’s not a caprese salad
The best example you have used in your experience so far.