City As Playground

Engaging Leaders Whispercast- Episode 18

What does it take to engage leaders of good faith and good will? In this Whispercast, Rick Enloe and Dave Hillis touch on topics like humor and ego in a discussion about the attributes and pitfalls of leadership. This episode sets up our next full length podcast with Eric Geary, President of the Lexington Leadership Foundation, Director of the LF Global Youth Initiative, and author of Loudership: Increasing the Volume of My Own Opinion.

Power in the Playground- Episode 17

How is power used on behalf of others? Is it used to include or exclude? In this episode, Rick Enloe and Dave Hillis are joined by Lisa Pratt Slayton, President of the Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation. Together they dive into the dynamics of navigating systems of power in our cities.

Power in the Playground Whispercast: Episode 16

In this Whispercast, we explore the role of power in our cities and lives. Join Rick Enloe and Dave Hillis as they begin to discuss the dynamics of power and prepare for our next full length podcast with Lisa Pratt Slayton, President of the Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation. Listen here and send in any questions you would like answered to info@leadershipfoundations.org.

Paradigm Shift- Episode 15

How do you make cities better? In this episode, Rick Enloe and Dave Hillis further explore the Advancement Plus Project and the singular focus that it produced: LF develops leaders who drive the wheel of change in their cities. This wheel is made up of our 3 functions- engaging leaders of good faith and good will, building the capacity of others, and developing joint initiatives.

Paradigm Shift Whispercast- Episode 14

In this Whispercast, we explore Leadership Foundations' Advancement Plus Project through the lens of Thomas Kuhn's idea of paradigm shifts. Join Rick Enloe and Dave Hillis as they introduce this six month long project LF went through with The Bridgespan Group and the singular focus that came out of the process. Listen here and send in any questions you would like answered to info@leadershipfoundations.org.

Power of Relationship- Episode 13

Relationships have the power to transform people and place. In this episode, Rick Enloe and Dave Hillis are joined by Bill Milliken, one of the foremost pioneers in the movement to change the picture of education in the US, the founder of Communities in Schools, and a formative voice and leader in the life of Leadership Foundations. They look back at Bill’s story and the lessons learned, and forward at the ongoing importance of building relationships and engaging people throughout the community in order to transform our cities.

Power of Relationship Whispercast- Episode 12

In this Whispercast, we take a look at one of the ways that Leadership Foundations engage and transform cities. Join Rick Enloe and Dave Hillis as they introduce this first function: engaging people of good faith and good will and prepare for our next full length podcast with Bill Milliken, the founder of Communities in Schools. Listen here and send in any questions you would like answered to info@leadershipfoundations.org.

Origins of the LF Charism- Episode 11

Now a network of 74 cities around the world, Leadership Foundations found its start in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Reid Carpenter. Rick Enloe and Dave Hillis are joined in this episode by Reid as they explore his early days with Sam Shoemaker, the creation of the Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation, the LF charism and how LF became a global network striving to make cities better.

Origins of the LF Charism Whispercast- Episode 10

In this Whispercast, we begin to explore the history and origins of the Leadership Foundations’ charism- seeing the city as a playground. Join Rick Enloe and Dave Hillis as they introduce this idea and prepare for our next full length podcast with Reid Carpenter, the founder of Leadership Foundations. Listen here and send in any questions you would like answered to info@leadershipfoundations.org.

Bible as Urban Book- Episode 9

Bible, newspaper, or both? Join Rick Enloe, Dave Hillis and Dr. Ray Bakke as they explore the dynamic between the two mediums and how they not only form but inform people of faith and good will as they seek the social and spiritual renewal of the city.