Kasparov on chess and business

Chess strategies can be key to successful leadership

We may not all be born geniuses, but there is a lot that can be done by sheer hard work, constant self-evaluation and a willingness to learn says former world chess champion Gary Kasparov, who is one of four prominent speakers to head the strategic leadership convention, Leaders in Abu Dhabi, taking place today.

Held at Emirates Palace Hotel, Kasparov will be joined on the podium by management guru Marcus Buckingham; YO! Sushi Founder Simon Woodroffe and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark.

Set to deliver a unique perspective on expert methods of leadership for 21st century businesses, Kasparov’s statements and hypothesis claim the attention of many enthusiastic entrepreneurs in today’s business world – his dynamics are sharp, concise and motivational.

‘There’s a massive amount of uncertainty and almost boundless variety in terms of the moves you can make in both chess and business,’ says Kasparov. ‘We have to push ourselves, create our own criteria and raise them all the time.’

Leaders in Abu Dhabi is characterised as more then a conference with Kasparov presenting his skills and experience of chess orientated strategy, using this in a business sense, approaching strategic business in an unconventional way.

Kasparov highlights the three main principles of chess – mental concentration, understanding the environment and the competition, making the right decisions – and the way in which they are applied to business leadership.

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