I have been a fan of Amy Edmondson’s pioneering work on psychological safety since we met as young scholars at an organizational learning conference decades ago. While my interests lay in the ...

My regrettable “mean girl” moment happened when I was in seventh grade. I was living in a new town and struggling to fit in. As Halloween approached, I felt hopeful when a shy yet kind girl asked me ...

At the United States Military Academy at West Point, our object is not only to teach cadets to be tactically skilled officers, but also to develop character—the constellation of psychological ...

Suggested Citation: "6 Measuring Character." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Approaches to the Development of Character: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The ...

Stories are breathed into life by characters. They are evocative, create tension, and move the story along. In digital storytelling, characters hold the ground and focus the viewer, as well as turn ...