Character

A new leadership training program based on character, developed by Drs. Martin E. Seligman and Christopher Peterson and piloted at West Point, was highlighted in last night’s PBS Special: This Emotional Life. According to PBS, the Seligman-Peterson program will soon be required for all soldiers.

Chris Peterson, the VIA Institute’s Science Director, bases his work on what he calls the “simple notion” that “If you want to develop character, you have to identify your strengths and use them over and over again.” Peterson says, “You can’t cultivate the whole of character, but you certainly can cultivate its components.” [continue reading…]