What should modern leadership look like? Entrepreneur and former Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir thinks global leaders need to change their ways -- or risk becoming irrelevant. In a conversation with curator Bryn Freedman, she shows how anybody can step up and make a difference, even if you don't yet have power. "There's a leader inside every single one of us," she says, "and our most important work in life is to release that leader."

Halla Tómasdóttir and Bryn Freedman: The crisis of leadership -- and a new way forward

The crisis of leadership -- and a new way forward

Editorial director and curator, TED Institute

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