The promise of elevating character alongside competence in organizations is significant, as Fred Kiel highlighted in his 2015 book “Return on Character,” and my colleagues and I discussed in our 2022 ...

This 2025 retrospective shows that competence without character is fragile and often harmful. Character endures, sustains, and elevates everything it touches.

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 ...

There are plenty of elements that can make or break a film. If it's not directed with a strong sense of voice, decently acted, intelligently written, or competent in its technical qualities, the ...