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Have you ever wondered what chess and business have in common? Both have a powerful player — the Queen — and both require the ability to read and understand your opponent, the gift of “queens” in business. Playing chess or the business game requires strategy, building relationships, and confidence.

The Queen is the sole lady on the chess board, the power piece, with the ability to mount an attack from any direction. She is a true metaphor for women in business, who must understand their opponents, develop rapport, be flexible enough to flow in the direction of the business “game,” and find innovative ways to move past obstacles. As you’ve seen in this blog series on the Alphabet of Entrepreneurs, women are endowed with these strengths, but must know how to leverage them in business to become a formidable force.