In search of answers

The profound crisis which we have been living through for several years is both economic and social but also one of leadership. Leadership –in the words of Felipe González– is characterized by a constant search for responses because the questions remain such as how to improve the world, how to make it fairer, more prosperous and freer. On the basis of his experience of complex moments of the recent history of Spain, Felipe González reflects broadly on what political, business and social leadership mean today and how can the challenges of the present be met to form the bases for a better future.

«Politics should consist of reducing the suffering of people which would be true leadership. If the policies aren´t approved of then they have to be changed, if the political parties aren´t approved of then they have to be changed or their leaders have to be replaced. We have to improve the quality and the content of politics and this can only be achieved with ideas and with participation. If we don´t do it then no one wins and everyone loses».