Now it seems that she might have the of strength character to be a great leader as well.

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Perhaps the most telling example is the character of Song Jiang, the leader of the Liang Mountain heroes.

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The character was evidenced by being the team leader, a stellar student, a devout Mormon, and having played to perfection while overcoming the adversity of losing his 72-year old grandmother, and within a short time thereafter, his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, who had Leukemia and died in a car crash.

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"It was not due to whatever differences he had with me over political or economic matters, but because his character does not qualify him to be a leader of a country like Malaysia, " he later told journalists, without giving details.

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Mr Clegg, seated next to Mr Cameron on the Commons benches, struck a similar tone to the Labour leader but also focused on the "complex" nature of Baroness Thatcher's character.

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In that way, the organization or the journey, both in character and complexity, becomes a critical ingredient in achieving any success as a leader.

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His bullish character saw him promoted to be his party's chief whip in 1975 under the then leader Jeremy Thorpe.

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Finding yourself a member of a minority group in a foreign country can be character building, both professionally and personally, notes Gary Baker, the U.S. global mobility leader for the consulting and accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has offices in 154 countries.

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