Which qualities that you see in others, do you wish you had yourself?

Which qualities that you see in others, do you wish you had yourself?
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I admire managers and co-workers who don’t allow themselves to get sucked into office politics or take others’ ill-mannered behavior personally. I try to emulate that but, even this late in my career, am not able to succeed as often as I’d like.
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