A Mom I know
has problems with
ALL her daughters.
Which doesn’t surprise me
because she has problems
working with women.
She’s a Queen Bee.
There is only one
Queen Bee
in a hive.
If another Queen
is born,
the hive splits
or one of the Queens die.
This Mom
emotionally needs
to be the only female
in a group.
If there’s another female,
especially a strong female,
she tries to eliminate her,
either emotionally destroying her
or pushing her out of the group.
A Queen Bee could want to be
the only male in the group,
the only Asian person in the group,
the only creative person in the group,
the only great organizer in the group,
etc.
And they will eliminate
any competitors for that role.
It doesn’t matter to them
how great that rival is
for the group
or
for the business.
If you are seeing friction
between the two ‘only’s
in a group,
one of those ‘only’s
could be a Queen Bee.
Deal with them.
Or they will push away
talented employees or partners
AND
likely customers.