I'm struck that you wanted to be number one. Why was being the best so important to you? Yeah, well, that's actually very interesting. My brother at one point gave me a book called discover your strengths. And there are like 36 different strengths. So I took the test and then it turned out that one of my core strengths is competitiveness. You can't fight your nature. It's hard to fight.
Kaja Kallas is the current Prime Minister of Estonia – and the first woman to hold the position. Her perceptive communication and bold action against the threat of Russian authoritarianism has bolstered her reputation as a leader we should all be paying attention to. The Prime Minister talks to Adam about what we can learn from the past when thinking about future consequences, the risks of being inauthentic, and what qualities distinguish the best leaders from the rest. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts