Jackie Weaver is famous for controlling an unruly parish council Zoom meeting, but how would she deal with Christmas fall-outs at your house?
thetimes.co.uk/article/festiv…
thetimes.co.uk/article/festiv…
Weaver cites Elizabeth I and Cersei Lannister, the ruthless queen in Game of Thrones, as her role models 👑
Challengers to her authority at the Handforth meeting were met with either instant banishment (to the Zoom waiting room) or rendered mute
“Very few meetings are like that,” Weaver says. “I mean, they couldn’t be, could they? You’d go mad” 
Weaver has published a book about conflict resolution called You Do Have the Authority Here! with titles such as “Dealing with Difficult People” or “Be Assertive. Be Heard. Be Human”
What is her top advice for tackling family conflict at Christmas?
“Have empathy. Then a sherry”
“If your mother-in-law is being an absolute bitch, try to understand what is going on in her world”
“If there really is a problem, hold a vote. Democracy always wins in the end”
Read Jackie Weaver’s advice in full: thetimes.co.uk/article/festiv…
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