{"product_id":"lead-with-civility-diane-kalen-sukra-9781834384894","title":"Lead with Civility: A Handbook for Uncivil Times","description":"\u003cp\u003eLead with Civility is a handbook for leaders who refuse to surrender public life to contempt, chaos, and fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an age of performative outrage, misinformation, and rising authoritarianism, Diane Kalen Sukra challenges the myth that might makes right. She shows how doing right by each other builds the shared strength our communities and institutions depend on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKalen-Sukra reclaims \u003cstrong\u003ecivility as a culture-shaping leadership discipline\u003c\/strong\u003e-a powerful antidote to toxicity. It equips leaders to hold the line, protect people and process, and make tough decisions that restore order and advance the common good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe introduces the \u003cstrong\u003eart of the civic intervention\u003c\/strong\u003e: using your role, procedures, and presence to interrupt harmful patterns and reset the norms of the rooms and places you lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on ancient wisdom, modern research, and her experience as a city manager and global civility advocate, Kalen Sukra offers a proven roadmap and practical tools for leaders determined to turn the cultural tide. Vivid portraits and guest essays from civic leaders show how incivility and dysfunction can become catalysts for renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA handbook for leaders who want to change the culture-not just survive it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLead with Civility\u003c\/em\u003e is a companion to the bestseller \u003cem\u003eSave Your City\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diane Kalen-Sukra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1834384893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781834384894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tellwell Talent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d","brand":"Diane Kalen-Sukra","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437738111231,"sku":"9781834384894","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ba2a8bc-402d-44e5-9138-901f89712767.jpg?v=1777163721","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lead-with-civility-diane-kalen-sukra-9781834384894","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}