Strong People Skills

Fisher has spent the last 21 years at Duke Energy, a Charlotte, N.C.-based utility. When Duke merged with Pan Energy, Fisher was given responsibility for Pan's Houston-based in-plant, as well as its video production and trade show planning functions.

Fisher has been traveling to Houston once a month ever since. While she's there, she sits down and talks with employees individually. Fisher understands the importance of employee training and she budgets money each year for it.