In For the Common Good authors David D. Chrislip and Ed O'Malley share their belief that civic leadership needs to become more purposeful, provocative and engaging in order to cope with today's civic challenges. They use the real-life dilemmas of five leaders to bring these ideas to life.

For the Common Good has been honored with a 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Award and has been named a finalist for the Foreword Reviews book of the year award in social science.