- Reaction score
- 25,912
- Points
- 1,090
Geo:
Canada promotes a lot of nice folks to General or Flag ranks. That doesn't mean that they are the right people for the job. Senior leaders need to maintain a focus on the future of the institution they lead. Not next week, but a decade or two out.
For too long, we've had leaders in place who might be able to find next week if an EA pointed to in on their desk planner, but the concept of looking to a 5, 10 or 20 year horizon was foreign to them. I've seen "strategic thinkers" focussing on day-to-day admin issues.
We need a series of leaders who can address today's issues (mostly through their staff) while maintianing the aim of modernization and transformation.
Really ,what's needed for the CDS is a good Maoist - someone who embraces a process of continual revolution.
Canada promotes a lot of nice folks to General or Flag ranks. That doesn't mean that they are the right people for the job. Senior leaders need to maintain a focus on the future of the institution they lead. Not next week, but a decade or two out.
For too long, we've had leaders in place who might be able to find next week if an EA pointed to in on their desk planner, but the concept of looking to a 5, 10 or 20 year horizon was foreign to them. I've seen "strategic thinkers" focussing on day-to-day admin issues.
We need a series of leaders who can address today's issues (mostly through their staff) while maintianing the aim of modernization and transformation.
Really ,what's needed for the CDS is a good Maoist - someone who embraces a process of continual revolution.