Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM
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Professor of Leadership | Emergency manager | Girldad | Posts about leadership/emergency mgmt./food/sports/poems/running | Views my own
Banner Photo: Mt. Rainier from an airplane window (shot with a cell phone I owned years ago)
Banner Photo: Mt. Rainier from an airplane window (shot with a cell phone I owned years ago)
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With 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.
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.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
With 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.
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.
My review of "Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning" by Bowen and Watson.
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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 - Hardcover
Read 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
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January 25, 2026 at 1:13 PM
My review of "Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning" by Bowen and Watson.
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My review of Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, by Robert Jackall.
Comments and additive thoughts welcome!
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Comments and additive thoughts welcome!
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Jeffery Harvey's Review of Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers by Robert Jackall - Hardcover
Read Jeffery Harvey's review of Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers by Robert Jackall on Hardcover
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December 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My review of Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, by Robert Jackall.
Comments and additive thoughts welcome!
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Comments and additive thoughts welcome!
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I 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.
Or an organized back line. I'll take either one.
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I 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.
Or an organized back line. I'll take either one.
The 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...
www.route-fifty.com/emerging-tec...
The 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.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The 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...
www.route-fifty.com/emerging-tec...
I'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).
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December 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I'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).
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Spent 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...
We started with this one (and did all the available acts)...hauntingly beautiful work by Aimee Norris.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUSg...
Beginning to End | Dark Cello Music | Aimee Norris
YouTube video by Landon Hook Creative Studios
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December 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Spent 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...
We started with this one (and did all the available acts)...hauntingly beautiful work by Aimee Norris.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUSg...
My review of "Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life."
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Jeffery Harvey's Review of Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life by James Kerr - Hardcover
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November 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My review of "Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life."
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I 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.
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The Alarming Depopulation of Appalachia's Coalfields: A Quarter Century of Projected Decline | The Daily Yonder
By 2050, entire counties across Appalachia face the loss of nearly half their populations in what demographers describe as an accelerating demographic
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October 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I 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.
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Check out this story from USA TODAY: States concerned Trump will dismantle FEMA
As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future
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As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future
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Disaster preparation has a new wildcard. Will FEMA help?
As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future
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September 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Check 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...
As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
For those who were wondering, "radio silence" shouldn't be a viable leadership tactic.
We're just now at the point where there are enough data points to be able to draw some clear conclusions about the administration's changes within FEMA. This is a well-written analysis doing just that, and... it's bad.
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The Trump Administration Is Quietly Curbing the Flow of Disaster Dollars
States are feeling the pain.
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September 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For those who were wondering, "radio silence" shouldn't be a viable leadership tactic.
Took a stroll on the beach this evening, and this little fella paused his scurrying to say, "Hello."
September 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Took a stroll on the beach this evening, and this little fella paused his scurrying to say, "Hello."
Color me intrigued.
I think of the need for transparency and outreach to accompany this.
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I think of the need for transparency and outreach to accompany this.
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AI helps dispatch centers do more with less, El Paso official says
Facing staffing shortages and budget cuts, public safety agencies across the nation are turning to AI for a helping hand to field 911 calls.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Color me intrigued.
I think of the need for transparency and outreach to accompany this.
www.route-fifty.com/public-safet...
I think of the need for transparency and outreach to accompany this.
www.route-fifty.com/public-safet...
The 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.
🌟 The September 2025 edition of The Evening Sky Map is ready for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features a Sky Calendar and easy-to-use sky maps for the northern and southern hemispheres, as well as the equatorial regions. Feel free to share, and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭
#stargazing
#stargazing
August 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The 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.
The 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-...
The plight of the rural in the U.S. is disheartening.
dailyyonder.com/trump-wants-...
Trump Wants to Eliminate a Grant Program Because It Funds ‘Equity-Building and Green Energy Initiatives’ | The Daily Yonder
President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal includes the total elimination of the Community Services Block Grant, a little-known but vitally important
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August 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The 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-...
The plight of the rural in the U.S. is disheartening.
dailyyonder.com/trump-wants-...
"What makes a disaster a tragedy?"
Watching various shows surrounding the 20th anniversary of Katrina's landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi & talking with my daughter (8yo) about it.
What a pointed question.
In hindsight, for Katrina, Dandy, Maria, or Harvey. Or, for any impending situation.
Watching various shows surrounding the 20th anniversary of Katrina's landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi & talking with my daughter (8yo) about it.
What a pointed question.
In hindsight, for Katrina, Dandy, Maria, or Harvey. Or, for any impending situation.
August 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"What makes a disaster a tragedy?"
Watching various shows surrounding the 20th anniversary of Katrina's landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi & talking with my daughter (8yo) about it.
What a pointed question.
In hindsight, for Katrina, Dandy, Maria, or Harvey. Or, for any impending situation.
Watching various shows surrounding the 20th anniversary of Katrina's landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi & talking with my daughter (8yo) about it.
What a pointed question.
In hindsight, for Katrina, Dandy, Maria, or Harvey. Or, for any impending situation.
Years ago, I had the opportunity to serve as the technical writer on a project about #HazardMitigation and #LowImpactDevelopment. I was fascinated by the little things people can do.
Is it THE solution? Of course not. But I still like pushing ideas for things like this.
#Heat | #Heatwave
Is it THE solution? Of course not. But I still like pushing ideas for things like this.
#Heat | #Heatwave
Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’.
White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.
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#ATL #Atlanta #Climate #Georgia #Heat #Heatwave #Cities
White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.
grist.org/cities/atlan...
#ATL #Atlanta #Climate #Georgia #Heat #Heatwave #Cities
Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: 'cool roofs'
White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.
grist.org
July 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Years ago, I had the opportunity to serve as the technical writer on a project about #HazardMitigation and #LowImpactDevelopment. I was fascinated by the little things people can do.
Is it THE solution? Of course not. But I still like pushing ideas for things like this.
#Heat | #Heatwave
Is it THE solution? Of course not. But I still like pushing ideas for things like this.
#Heat | #Heatwave
I've used various climate data sources in risk reduction and #HazardMitigation plans for years now. When this data disappears from the obvious sites, it puts the responsibility on us to find it via the lengthier means and accurately cite the path that remains available.
Why the federal government is making climate data disappear.
Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.
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#Climate #Data #Politics #Politics #Environment #EPA
Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.
grist.org/language/tru...
#Climate #Data #Politics #Politics #Environment #EPA
Why the federal government is making climate data disappear
Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.
grist.org
July 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I've used various climate data sources in risk reduction and #HazardMitigation plans for years now. When this data disappears from the obvious sites, it puts the responsibility on us to find it via the lengthier means and accurately cite the path that remains available.
