Lead with Civility Wins Literary Titan Gold Book Award
Kalen Academy is proud to announce that Lead with Civility: A Handbook for Uncivil Times has received the Literary Titan Gold Book Award, following its 5-star review. The Literary Titan Gold Book Award recognizes books that demonstrate exceptional writing, originality, and impact.
Literary Titan has also published an in-depth author interview with Diane Kalen-Sukra, exploring the ideas, leadership practices, and civic purpose behind the book; scroll down to read it.
At a time when public life is too often shaped by contempt, misinformation, intimidation, and distrust, this recognition affirms the urgency of equipping leaders with practical tools to protect dignity, strengthen institutions, and renew the common good.
Written by Diane Kalen-Sukra, Lead with Civility is already being used in civic-leadership training and culture-renewal work across North America and beyond. The book remains a #1 Amazon bestseller in Government & Politics months after publication.
A companion to the bestselling Save Your City: How Toxic Culture Kills Community & What to Do About It, Lead with Civility is a practical handbook for people who refuse to surrender public life to contempt, chaos, and fear. It offers elected officials, public servants, trustees, educators, nonprofit leaders, and engaged citizens a grounded approach to recognizing toxic patterns, interrupting harm, restoring trust, and building cultures that serve the common good.
Earlier this year, author Diane Kalen-Sukra was named a global Top Thinker in Local Government by the UK's leading civic policy institute for "catalysing a movement to restore civility and trust to public life."
Explore the Literary Titan Coverage of Lead with Civility
In its five-star review, Literary Titan calls Lead with Civility “a rich, distinctive, and urgently needed contribution”—recognition of the book’s practical and timely case for civic leadership rooted in dignity, public trust, and cultural renewal.
In its in-depth author interview with Diane Kalen-Sukra, Literary Titan explores the central ideas behind Lead with Civility: why leaders are stewards of institutional culture; how the Civic Braid Leadership Model—Perceive, Prepare, Practice—turns insight into wise action; and how civic interventions can interrupt destructive patterns and help rebuild trust.
Lead with Civility: A Handbook for Uncivil Times is available wherever books are sold.
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