Grace, Grit, and Glass Slippers: Leadership Lessons from Fairy-Tale Princesses

by chellie | Nov 18, 2025 | Leadership & Culture, Women in Leadership

Fairy tales aren’t just about castles and crowns. They’re stories about courage, resilience, and heart. And when you look closely, those classic princesses we grew up watching were quietly teaching us powerful lessons about leadership long before anyone used the word...

Can You Tell Me How to Get to Great Leadership? Lessons from Sesame Street

by chellie | Nov 10, 2025 | Leadership & Culture

When the theme song starts — “Sunny day, sweeping the clouds away…” — it’s hard not to smile. Sesame Street isn’t just a childhood classic; it’s one of the best leadership classrooms out there. The show has been teaching generations how to communicate, collaborate,...

From the Locker Room to the Boardroom: What College Football Teaches Us About Leadership

by chellie | Nov 4, 2025 | Leadership & Culture

There’s something about fall that makes my Southern heart happy — the smell of tailgates, the sound of fight songs, and the thrill of seeing your team charge the field. College football isn’t just a game down here; it’s a season of life lessons wrapped in helmets and...

Scary Smart: What Great Leaders Can Learn from Halloween’s Most Famous Villains

by chellie | Oct 31, 2025 | Leadership & Culture

There’s something deliciously entertaining about spooky season. The pumpkins glow, the candy flows, and for a few weeks we all cheer for the ghosts, ghouls, and villains who normally give us nightmares. But if you look a little deeper, some of those famous Halloween...

Leading with Linus: 5 Leadership Lessons from It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

by chellie | Oct 28, 2025 | Uncategorized

Every October, the Peanuts gang reminds us that leadership doesn’t always wear a cape—or a mask. Sometimes it carries a blanket, believes in pumpkins, and keeps showing up when everyone else laughs. “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” might look like simple...