Kingsport is in the midst of a profound generational shift
Life in a community like Kingsport moves at its own placid pace. We don’t boom. We don’t bust. And we change at a glacial speed. But, change we do. I first noticed that something… Read More
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Leaders must accept responsibility for their actions
“What is wrong with Kingsport?” It is absolute heresy to even utter those words. If you do, you are a nay-sayer who will not see the good, a “glass half empty kind of… Read More
Perhaps it is time to rethink the “indirect approach” to growth of our community
Much has happened over the past twenty years in Kingsport. The community is much improved. Despite the difficult choices that our leaders must make when it comes to taxes and expenditures, we have much… Read More
Instead of fearing our future, Kingsport should work to shape it
I have often said that Kingsport needs a new strategy for the future. Unfortunately, after teaching strategy at West Point, I have come to understand that strategic thought is not intuitive to many people.… Read More
It is time for Kingsport to abandon the ‘Cult of Growth’
Economic growth has become a very important topic of late. Growth implies jobs, more goods and services, improved choices for consumers and more tax revenue for government. All of that sounds great. However, growth… Read More
The citizenry must take action to reclaim Kingsport’s future
I am deeply concerned with the direction our community is headed. For all of our efforts at visioning and strategizing, we still lack a coherent view of what our community should be in the… Read More
Strategy – an idea that works
Strategy: The efficient allocation of Limited Resources to accomplish Prioritized Objectives in a Competitive Environment. Strategy is the process of matching of means (resources) to ends (objectives) in a competitive environment. To do this… Read More
