Leader character has emerged as a critical foundation for leadership. In spite of the view that leader character can be developed, there has been limited holistic attention to what it takes to develop character. Character requires conscious development, and that conscious development not only requires an understanding of what character is, but how the anatomy of character enables and inhibits character development and expression. By anatomy, we refer to the four underlying anatomical systems—physiology, affect, behavior, and cognition (PABC)—that function independently, and in an interrelated manner, to support the development of character. For illustration, we offer the practice of listening to music as a means to develop character, highlighting the links between the PABC systems and character development.

领导者的品格已经成为领导力的重要基础。尽管可以树立领导者角色，但对发展角色所需的整体注意力仍然有限。角色需要有意识的发展，而有意识的发展不仅需要了解什么是角色，还需要了解角色的解剖结构如何启用和抑制角色的发展和表达。通过解剖学，我们指的是四个基本的解剖学系统-生理，情感，行为和认知（PABC），它们独立且以相互关联的方式起作用，以支持角色的发展。为了说明问题，我们提供了听音乐的实践，以此作为发展角色的一种手段，强调了PABC系统与角色发展之间的联系。