Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Still, after nearly two weeks of leaving this article open in my browser, I’m left with reinforcement of my long-held and oft-related strategy nugget. Strategy is about trade off, and leaders better know why they’re choosing “potentially great” at the expense of many other “potential greats.” 6/6 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I don’t mean to assign blame. I question how committed leaders were to the strategy when they were (seemingly) actively shopping for other uses for the land. The case resonates with me because I’ve seen leaders in rural areas face various iterations of this dilemma throughout my career. 5/6 100
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 21/05/2026We need stick-to-it-ness because the really important decisions aren’t often between good and bad. We’re choosing amongst multiple paths with the potential to be good, or even great. 4/6 100
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I’ve frequently reminded students that strategy is about trade-offs. (Thanks, Porter!) Strategic leadership is, in part, about understanding/articulating the trade off and why it was warranted. When we understand the what and the why, it’s easier to stick to it. 3/6 210
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Something in the article stood out to me: short termism. Leaders at all levels make the next decision up, with minimal thought of what is down the pike. I get it; we’re faced with an overwhelming number of decision points & many of those deal with the short term. But “many” is not “all.” 2/6 100
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 21/05/2026You see the link preview, and you think this post is about a data center. It could be, but it’s not. I've been sitting on it for a while, trying to figure out just why this article sticks with me. It’s because of leadership and strategy. 1/6 dailyyonder.com/how-a-data-c...dailyyonder.comHow a Data Center Derailed $240,000 for Affordable Housing in Rural Maine | The Daily YonderOn a crisp afternoon in early April 2026, Richard Davis walked to the end of a boat launch on the Back River, a tidal channel that cuts through Midcoast 100
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 20/04/2026As a parent with a student in one of the districts noted by this article, I am flummoxed by our elected officials' complete lack of recognition of the connection between the quality of local education and development. 031
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Watched "Arrival" again. I like it. It's not lost on me that a linguist saves the world. (LOL implied) It reminds me of my studies in language (poetry, linguistics, or discourse and leadership), when everything is framed as competition, one only sees the world as winners and losers. 010
Reposted by Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEMAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 17/04/2026"the colleges that dominate the headlines are not the colleges that most Americans attend their core mission: to serve students from all backgrounds, at a price families can actually afford, prepare graduates for real careers and meaningful lives." www.geneseo.edu/enrollment-m...geneseo.eduThe College Affordability Crisis is Real, but the Media is Looking at the Wrong SchoolsSturges Hall (Photo by Keith Walters ’11) Opinion By Costas Solomou, Vice President, Enrollment Management Published by the Office of Enrollment Management When Yale University released its Committee ... 20629174
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I'm not in the camp of families needing more children. That's a choice. Rather, I'm for making our state more attractive to "in-comers." Of changing the narrative that WV is only worth sweat-equity work. Of working within our communities to help them realize there's more to the world than coal. 3/3 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 17/04/2026We say the kids are leaving, a narrative supported (at surface) by an outflow of college graduates. But what if many of those graduates come into WV for school and simply go home, never intending to stay? What if the local ones, mostly, stay? Per this data, there are fewer locals to stay. 2/3 100
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 17/04/2026As a lifelong West Virginian, rurality is both a lived experience and an intellectual curiosity for me. I was surprised to see that all of the WV counties losing population, save Mingo, did so because of natural decrease. 1/3 dailyyonder.com/half-of-all-...dailyyonder.comHalf of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population. What Is Contributing to Those Declines? | The Daily YonderEditor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a 111
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 16/04/2026It's an interesting perspective (& an even better metaphor). I know a lot of people that keep on eating Twinkies even though they hate them. And therein lies the issue, doesn't it? fortune.com/2026/04/13/t...fortune.com‘It tastes like a Twinkie’: Major tech podcaster Kara Swisher says AI is overhyped for one simple reason—humans don’t like it | FortuneFears about AI’s transformation of the job market may be overblown, according to veteran journalist Kara Swisher—and it’s all thanks to a growing desire for something real. 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Yeah, this article is written dreamily. But hey, who doesn't need a little sappy good feels when the world is as it is. apnews.com/article/nasa...apnews.comArtemis II's grand moon finale is almost here with a Pacific splashdown to cap NASA's lunar comebackThe Artemis II astronauts are on track for a splashdown in the Pacific to close out humanity's first voyage to the moon in more than half a century. 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Not gonna lie..."chasing more data without human insight creates an illusion of control" speaks to my core. I tell business & leadership students this all the time. Every business decision you make will find a human in some way. Proceed accordingly. www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...route-fifty.comNo, your city doesn't need another dashboardCOMMENTARY | It's time to stop checking boxes with tech we don't use, and reset. 010
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 27/03/2026www.route-fifty.com/public-safet...route-fifty.comNew program offers cities support for drone first responder programsThe National League of Cities has launched an initiative to support cities’ education and exploration of drone technologies that can enhance public safety agencies’ response to 911 calls. 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 27/03/2026"'It's like a crab that's sort of molting: it's in that halfway period between what we have currently today...versus the future NG911, and that is a really sensitive time period for us.'" (Quoted material from Z. Nakazawa within the article) www.route-fifty.com/public-safet...route-fifty.comTech issues continue to haunt 911 systemsMany still operate using outdated technology and are prone to cyberattacks, leading advocates and lawmakers to call for more funding to make up the shortfall. 011
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I'm a sucker for data stories... General reflection (not aimed at MD) - I wonder about the interface. Data is great; more data is better. But, endless archives with no navigation system is halting. www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...route-fifty.comMaryland’s data lead reflects on ongoing ‘culture shift’Natalie Evans Harris, the state’s chief data officer, said that, while sharing data can be difficult, centralizing it where possible can help agencies work together and make more holistic decisions. 010
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Catching up on various stories after a week full of travel... www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...route-fifty.comCity leaders predict ‘real bad trouble’ if FirstNet isn’t reauthorizedThe reauthorization push ahead of the February deadline arrived at a National League of Cities conference this week as the effort moves through Congress. 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I live in northern WV, far from the impacted area, and I was born a little over six years after Buffalo Creek happened. Still, this one hits hard because all WV communities know what it's like to surrender themselves to industry, all because we're made to think we're not worth anything more. 020
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Time has a way of inculcating disasters into the identity of the communities they impact. For my hometown, it's the 1985 flood. But even that one stands second to Buffalo Creek. 1/ wvminewars.org/news/2026/2/...wvminewars.orgThe Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man - Appalshop Film Feature — West Virginia Mine Wars Museum54 years ago, one of the most harrowing man-made disasters in West Virginia wreaked havoc in the coalfields, causing a devastating loss of life, homelessness and destruction. Director Mimi Pickering a... 110
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Lesson #1 in how to make people care less about scholarly work. 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Neighbors helping neighbors. Always feels good. dailyyonder.com/community-bu...dailyyonder.comCommunity Builds Keep the Cold Air Out | The Daily YonderNeighbors helping neighbors. In a nutshell, that’s one way to describe the WindowDressers build. It happens in school gyms, American Legion Halls, 011
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 15/02/2026I got a short, soft run in yesterday after a six-week layoff to rest an agitated plantar fascia. It felt good at the time, and this morning, it still feels good. I'll take whatever small victories I can get. 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 14/02/2026I'm a Pens fan with love for Sullivan thanks to two Stanley Cups. But I still had to chuckle when Team USA players say, "We just have to get to our game." They could be down by 12 and that would be the response from one of Sully's players. 010
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Supporting STEM and supporting liberal arts are not mutually exclusive activities. Listen, I have an UG degree in creative writing, & I don't work anywhere near that right now (nor have I at any point in my career). But I use those skills EVERY DAY. And I'm a better person (& employee) for it. 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 13/02/2026What I like about this article is not AI or data centers. It's a call to action to get on the front end of something. How many "next great things" come along and we chase our tails trying to catch up to its impact. Let's re-write THAT narrative, & this is a good place to start. 2/2 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Funny enough, this is a hot topic in my region thanks to a new data center permit. I'm concerned about the environmental impacts, & I'll admit I see AI as a tool vs. a game or an "everything solution." So, my concern influences my usage (or lack thereof). 1/2 www.route-fifty.com/artificial-i...route-fifty.comResearchers warn of AI, data centers’ water impactTwo separate reports warned the technology and the infrastructure needed to power it could exhaust water supplies. But they said policy could help avert the worst disasters. 110
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Catching up on some reading from last week... I like this concept; I'd love to see a follow-up report after one and five years. www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...route-fifty.comTennessee platform looks to connect academic research with businessThe Tennessee Innovation Exchange provides a central repository for institutions and the private sector to partner and showcase their expertise. 000
Reposted by Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEMDr. Elizabeth Sawin @bethsawin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026With a nod to Maya Angelou: when a system shows you what it is, believe it. Systems show you what they are by how they behave not how they are described or explained. And when something happens over and over across multiple domains over a long time, that's a feature not a bug. 06218
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 25/01/2026My review of "Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning" by Bowen and Watson. hardcover.app/books/teachi...hardcover.appJeffery Harvey's Review of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson - HardcoverRead Jeffery Harvey's review of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson on Hardcover 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Worth a re-read...this year and every year. www.npr.org/2010/01/18/1...npr.orgRead Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entiretyAmericans across the U.S. are celebrating King's legacy this weekend. One way to reflect on his life and message is by revisiting his celebrated 1963 speech delivered at the Lincoln Memorial. 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 26/12/2025My review of Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, by Robert Jackall. Comments and additive thoughts welcome! hardcover.app/books/moral-...hardcover.appJeffery Harvey's Review of Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers by Robert Jackall - HardcoverRead Jeffery Harvey's review of Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers by Robert Jackall on Hardcover 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 20/12/2025I hate being a fan that complains or thinks I have the answer. I certainly don't. Yet, it's scary to think of how dangerous Eintracht Frankfurt could be with consistent goalkeeping. Or an organized back line. I'll take either one. 010
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 17/12/2025The following is a well-written & thought-provoking editorial. It's an example of the type of discourse we need to build safe & reliable capability rather than let our excitement for a gadget turn into a vulnerability. www.route-fifty.com/emerging-tec...route-fifty.comThe drone threat is here. Is your community ready?COMMENTARY | The technology exists to mitigate threats, and governments must act now to make policy and planning decisions, get people trained and establish a command structure. 001
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 09/12/2025The tangible is important. Critically so. But that doesn't mean the intangible is unimportant. dailyyonder.com/after-the-fl...dailyyonder.comAfter the Floods, The Show Goes On for This Rural Texas Theater | The Daily YonderThe Hill Country Arts Foundation, in Ingram, Texas, was prepared to put on a show. It was one week out from the opening of the outdoor production of the 030
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 09/12/2025I've always felt our approach to disaster recovery is nuts and bolts. Look...I get it. There are processes, they're a mess and complicated, things need to get done. We (too often) forget these are real people who also lost a community (in addition to the tangible things). 1/2 120
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Spent the last half hour sharing ear buds with my daughter to listen to "dark cello" music. She's eight years old and awesome. We started with this one (and did all the available acts)...hauntingly beautiful work by Aimee Norris. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUSg...youtube.comBeginning to End | Dark Cello Music | Aimee NorrisYouTube video by Landon Hook Creative Studios 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 23/11/2025My review of "Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life." hardcover.app/books/legacy...hardcover.appJeffery Harvey's Review of Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life by James Kerr - HardcoverRead Jeffery Harvey's review of Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life by James Kerr on Hardcover 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Yep, I absolutely "wasted" 17 minutes of my day with this. metalinjection.net/video/this-f...metalinjection.netThis Funk Cover Of ALICE IN CHAINS' "Them Bones" Is Absurdly Good - Metal InjectionThere's musicianship, and then there's this. Holy hell. 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 26/10/2025hardcover.app/books/the-go...hardcover.appJeffery Harvey's Review of The Gospel of Mary: A Fresh Translation and Holistic Approach by Mark M. Mattison - HardcoverRead Jeffery Harvey's review of The Gospel of Mary: A Fresh Translation and Holistic Approach by Mark M. Mattison on Hardcover 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 23/10/2025I don't readily know an answer as myriad variables are at play. Two things I do know, though, are that (a) it's not acceptable to let an entire region of the country hollow out, in large part just because it's rural, and (b) doubling down on folksy culture to support tourism isn't THE answer. 2/2 000
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 23/10/2025I don't live in "central Appalachia" (per the ARC), but I do live in broader Appalachia. The population loss is apparent in most corners of the region, but I've personally seen the impacts described in the article. 1/2 dailyyonder.com/the-alarming...dailyyonder.comThe Alarming Depopulation of Appalachia's Coalfields: A Quarter Century of Projected Decline | The Daily YonderBy 2050, entire counties across Appalachia face the loss of nearly half their populations in what demographers describe as an accelerating demographic 100
Reposted by Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEMProud Appalachian @rwheeler.bsky.social · 21/09/2025wsaz.comSold-out crowd turns out for Healing AppalachiaThe festival features two Kentucky natives -- superstars Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers. 619927
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Check out this story from USA TODAY: States concerned Trump will dismantle FEMA As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...usatoday.comDisaster preparation has a new wildcard. Will FEMA help?As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future 010
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 20/09/2025For those who were wondering, "radio silence" shouldn't be a viable leadership tactic. 0288
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Took a stroll on the beach this evening, and this little fella paused his scurrying to say, "Hello." 030
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Color me intrigued. I think of the need for transparency and outreach to accompany this. www.route-fifty.com/public-safet...route-fifty.comAI helps dispatch centers do more with less, El Paso official saysFacing staffing shortages and budget cuts, public safety agencies across the nation are turning to AI for a helping hand to field 911 calls. 020
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 29/08/2025The small college in my hometown opens its planetarium to the public for a show the first Saturday of each month. My wife & I took my 7yo daughter once this summer, and they handed out a sky map. That one map spurred a month's worth of wonder and family time. 140
Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM @findjeffness.bsky.social · 26/08/2025The CAA in my hometown is *everywhere*, doing lots of necessary things, helping people that need it, supporting other agencies that are helping even more people that need it. The plight of the rural in the U.S. is disheartening. dailyyonder.com/trump-wants-...dailyyonder.comTrump Wants to Eliminate a Grant Program Because It Funds ‘Equity-Building and Green Energy Initiatives’ | The Daily YonderPresident Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal includes the total elimination of the Community Services Block Grant, a little-known but vitally important 010