What Finnish president Alexander Stubb learned from golfing with Trump

I do believe that in politics you have to be yourself. You have to be genuine. And I actually think that in politics. Especially in politics, you get pretty much what you deserve. Of course. This is not a universal theory as we know, but more or less the ones who are straightforward get up to the top. Hey everyone, it's Adam Cran.

Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast with Ted on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist. I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking. Finland's president Alexander Stub followed an unusual path into politics. He was an academic specializing in political science.

ended up winning a seat in European Parliament and eventu became Finland's prime minister in 2014. But he left that role after just one year, expecting to leave politics behind altogether. After serving as Finland's finance minister, Alex went into banking and then back to academia. He wrote a book called The Triangle of Power. About understanding and bringing balance to the new world order.

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