> When I look at myself, I don't believe I have character. I want to be liked too much, and in my emotional core, I'm frightened.

First of all, thank you for the honesty. It shows good character!

I think you are right that good character is the core of being a good manager. It’s the core of being a good person. Virtue and duty. Unfashionable words, but the secret to “happiness” (the good life). The ancient greeks understood this, and it’s been the heart of western philosophy.

We are all works in progress.