Question

Hello and blessings.
I am a yeshiva student, and I’ve noticed that, broadly speaking, when the rabbis talk about the previous Rosh Yeshiva of blessed memory, they usually speak about his greatness as a person and the unique personality he had, and things of that sort, and less about his being a first-rate Talmudic scholar (even though he was one of the giants in that area). And this is a phenomenon that repeats itself throughout the religious world in relation to Torah scholars and roshei yeshiva. And it makes me think: how do I actually work on this area? How can I grow as a person? Unlike learning, where there is some relatively clear path that a person has to go through in order to grow, this whole area of building one’s character is a bit unclear to me. I’d be happy to hear your opinion on the matter and how one should work on these things (I’d also appreciate practical advice).