Leading Thriving Cities is a Forward Partners Production designed to shine a spotlight on leadership in public service. We have deep conversations about sustainability and how we create a thriving future for our cities. From the front lines to the city manager’s office, we want to bring you a wide variety of perspectives, and create an ongoing dialogue about healthy leadership and thriving teams.
Join us as Keith Baldinger, Assistant Town Manager of Shrewsbury, MA, reflects on his journey in public service starting with mowing parks. Discover how Keith navigates the shift from hands-on work to empowering teams, celebrates big and small wins, and finds fulfillment in public service. This episode offers great insights on leadership growth and the power of seeing the bigger picture in city management.
Leading Thriving Cities is a Forward Partners Production designed to shine a spotlight on leadership in public service. We have deep conversations about sustainability and how we create a thriving future for our cities. From the front lines to the city manager’s office, we want to bring you a wide variety of perspectives and create an ongoing dialogue about healthy leadership and thriving teams.
Find more at www.forwardpartners.net/cities (http://www.forwardpartners.net/cities)
Forward Partners
We partner with organizations to develop healthy leaders to transform the future of leadership. Find more leadership content, courses, and events at www.forwardpartners.net.
28 Sept 2026
Rewind Episode 30 - Thomas Hunter
This episode originally aired April 15, 2025. Thomas Hunter is currently the City Manager for the city of Liberty Hill, Texas.
Join us for a conversation with Thomas Hunter, the Assistant City Manager of Pflugerville, TX. Discover how to navigate the challenges of public service by embracing collaboration, storytelling, and maintaining a strong vision. Learn about the importance of celebrating successes and fostering a positive environment for both leaders and their teams. Stay tuned for insights on how we can look beyond the realm of public service for innovative ways to transform and improve!
Leading Thriving Cities is a Forward Partners Production designed to shine a spotlight on leadership in public service. We have deep conversations about sustainability and how we create a thriving future for our cities. From the front lines to the city manager’s office, we want to bring you a wide variety of perspectives, and create an ongoing dialogue about healthy leadership and thriving teams.
Find more at www.forwardpartners.net/cities (http://www.forwardpartners.net/cities)
Forward Partners
We partner with organizations to develop healthy leaders to transform the future of leadership. Find more leadership content, courses, and events at www.forwardpartners.net.
21 Sept 2026
Episode 77 - Euriah W. Brown Returns!
In this episode, we are thrilled to welcome back Euriah W. Brown! She is the HR Director in Greenville, TX, and the author of Don't Be A DUMB Smartphone: Essential Reprogramming for Life and Leadership. Chad and Euriah have a great discussion, sharing insights about the importance of intentionally upgrading your leadership skills and reprogramming the things that hold you back.
Book Link: https://a.co/d/04HEIL2N (https://a.co/d/04HEIL2N)
(https://a.co/d/04HEIL2N)More from Euriah: https://www.brownsugarleadershiplounge.com/ (https://www.brownsugarleadershiplounge.com/)
Leading Thriving Cities is a Forward Partners Production designed to shine a spotlight on leadership in public service. We have deep conversations about sustainability and how we create a thriving future for our cities. From the front lines to the city manager’s office, we want to bring you a wide variety of perspectives and create an ongoing dialogue about healthy leadership and thriving teams.
Find more at www.forwardpartners.net/cities (http://www.forwardpartners.net/cities)
Forward Partners
We partner with organizations to develop healthy leaders to transform the future of leadership. Find more leadership content, courses, and events at www.forwardpartners.net.
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Episode 53 - David Morgan Returns!
Published 15 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So right now, for example, one of the things that I'm working on, interested in is, is creating a broader strategic plan, working with our council, you have to do that for a city. But I also want to do that in connection with our comp plan. And our comp plan doesn't need to be updated to this year, but it needs to be updated with the next three years, something through how do, how do we work on a strategic plan with council and what's the, what are the steps to work through all of that? But how do we also combine efforts and do the comp plan together? Well, it's not, that's not something we need to work on this year, but something we need to start preparing for. […]
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