Love is the greatest civic virtue.
A Handbook for Uncivil Times
Public life is being pulled toward contempt, misinformation, and chaos.
Leaders face a choice: surrender to it—or change the culture. Lead with Civility shows how.
Drawing on ancient wisdom and civic leadership examples, Diane Kalen-Sukra equips leaders to hold the line, interrupt dysfunction, and restore order and trust.
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A companion book to the bestseller Save Your City.
DR. RON DART
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Lead with Civility is a phoenix rising from the ashes of toxic culture. Diane Kalen-Sukra weaves time-tested civic wisdom with hard-won insights from years in the fray.
CHRIS EDDY
Local Government Executive & Podcaster
Lead with Civility is the leadership handbook we've been waiting for—essential reading for anyone in public life.
5th Anniversary Edition
In a climate where chaos often overshadows community, this updated and illustrated edition of Save Your City—reprinted due to popular demand—offers the antidote: timeless wisdom and practices for a renewal of civic values and culture.
Enclosed is a poster Roadmap to Renewing Civic Culture, empowering readers with practical steps to take today.
IRA BASEN
CBC Radio Producer
Save Your City is an inspired and powerful must-read. Our democracy is in peril and this book delivers the right message, by the right person, at the right time.
GEORGE B. CUFF
Governance & Management Consultant
Save Your City is an absolute must-read for community builders. Diane Kalen-Sukra masterfully enlightens the challenges of modern governance with the wisdom of classical antiquity to address our increasingly uncivil society.
SAM CHAISE
Christian Ministries Executive Director
For the love of community, read Save Your City. You will be taken on a journey that awakens your heart and our collective hope for a sustainable future.
DR. LEW BAYER
Civility Experts Worldwide
I applaud Diane Kalen-Sukra for devising a blueprint for community change. Every community leader should read Save Your City—pen in hand—and then emphatically implement the strategies in detail.
ROBERT FOX
Former Executive Director, OXFAM
Save Your City cuts through the toxic fog and plots a course to cohesive communities and better living. Diane Kalen-Sukra sets out a vision—a path forward—to counter the culture of division and reassert the power and dignity of our common purpose.
JERRY BERRY
Municipal Consultant & Educator
Congratulations to Diane Kalen-Sukra for taking on this critical topic at a time when democratic institutions are experiencing unprecedented challenges and threats. Everyone working in local government, or concerned about the future well-being of representative democracy and civic participation, should read this book.
SEAN MAGENNIS
YPO Global President & COO
Save Your City is a brilliant book. Practical, grounded in historical lessons, provocative and right on. This is a timely wake-up call to action for all of us who act and live our values. Civility and respect for the golden rule is not dead. Enjoy this must-read.
