Andy Turner's problem is that he makes no effort to connect any of his grand visions with deliverable reality. Anyone can make grand, sweeping statements of ambition without any thought whatsoever. Like this: "the RAF will establish deployed operating bases in the five nearest star systems by 2080"... there you go, call it a 'stretch target' or a 'challenge' and off we go. You may scoff but he seems to make no more effort than I have just done to understand the implications of his musings, which in my view are intended only to burnish his credentials as a "transformational" leader and lack any consideration for his leadership role of real people grinding out real, boring and vital programmes. Sure, society needs genuine visionaries; however society (and specifically the RAF as it faces huge budgetary pressure and the birthing pains of a new generation of aircraft) also needs leadership equipped to deliver as well as pontificate.
Last edited by Easy Street; 15th Sep 2020 at 13:47.