A humble leader.

Anecdotaly, I can confirm through an acquaintance who met him, Xi is very humble and friendly. He was described as much taller and thin than he appears in photos. When talking to him, my acquaintance said Xi conversed like one might with an old friend.

Some good Xi quotes from the article:

"You have read a lot of books, but there is much 'water' in the knowledge you learned. You need to squeeze out the 'water' by testing the knowledge in practice and in interaction with the masses."

"[A]im high while keeping your feet firmly on the ground"