by chellie | Apr 28, 2026 | Employee engagement, Leadership & Culture, Professional Development
I found a sign recently that made me laugh out loud: “You can’t make everyone happy… you’re not a taco.” It’s funny because it’s true.But it’s also one of the most important leadership lessons we don’t talk about enough. Somewhere along the way, many leaders start...
by chellie | Apr 21, 2026 | empowering women, Leadership & Culture, personal growth
There’s a little light on my dashboard that’s been trying to get my attention. At first, it was polite. “50 miles to empty.” No urgency. No pressure. Just information I could easily ignore. Then, a little later… “25 miles to empty.” Still manageable. Still something I...
by chellie | Apr 15, 2026 | empowering women, Leadership & Culture, personal branding, Reel Leadership
There’s a moment in Working Girl that still hits just as hard today as it did in the late 80s. Tess McGill has the idea. She does the work. She sees the opportunity. And then someone else presents it as their own. If you’ve ever been overlooked, underestimated,...
by chellie | Apr 7, 2026 | Leadership & Culture
Are you a thermostat… or a thermometer? It’s a question I didn’t expect to be asking myself about leadership—but here we are. In the utility industry, we ask a version of this all the time: “What’s the thermostat set on?” Because we know something important—systems...
by chellie | Mar 10, 2026 | Leadership & Culture, Reel Leadership
With a new installment of Dirty Dancing in development, I’ve been thinking about why this movie still resonates decades later. It’s not just the music. It’s not just the lift. It’s not even just that unforgettable line. It’s the transformation. At the beginning of the...
by chellie | Feb 17, 2026 | Leadership & Culture, Reel Leadership
This week marks the anniversary of the premiere of The Breakfast Club. Five teenagers. One Saturday detention. And one assistant principal who believed he already knew exactly who they were. The Brain.The Athlete.The Princess.The Criminal.The Basket Case. If you were...
