by Henry Chidgey | Jan 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you’re running hard but feel like nothing’s stickingYou don’t need more motivation.You need a reason that holds under pressure. Back when I started leading, I thought drive was enough. I had energy.I had goals.I had the checklist.But about a year in, I hit a wall I...
by Henry Chidgey | Dec 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Respect isn’t demanded. It’s demonstrated. Most people think respect comes from position. From titles. From authority. From being “the boss.” That belief quietly breaks teams. I’ve watched capable leaders lose...
by Henry Chidgey | Dec 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Knowledge becomes power only when it moves. When you give what you know, you stop treating information like a possession and start treating it like a tool. Tools lose value when they sit in a box; they gain value...
by Henry Chidgey | Oct 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Years ago, I spent a hot Texas afternoon helping my father build a fence on his small ranch near Stockdale. It was honest, back-breaking work: post hole diggers, an iron bar, and soil that felt more like rock than dirt. Working alongside us was an older...
by Henry Chidgey | Oct 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
When I was a young switchman in the Southern Pacific yards, I noticed something right away. The man with the title wasn’t always the one who got the crew moving. Sometimes, it was the storyteller. Sometimes, it was the one who simply listened. We’re drowning in...
