I was listening to the radio this morning and heard a story of a town hall meeting in California that President Obama participated in. The take away from the report. Amongst all of the furor over AIG bonuses in recent days, the question was never raised. The conclusion, people were more concerned about the bigger picture relative to the state of the economy, and the AIG bonus story wasn’t all that important.
While I respect the President’s decision, I’m concerned he’s being irrationally rational. In the book Without Warning, it discusses how problems become silent. One of the paths to problem silence is that given enougn time, it will just fade away. However, we must realize that what occurred at AIG is likely part of a bigger problem, and similar stories will continue to surface until the system is fixed.
And here’s my recommendation to the President. Beware of the Silent Problems that are lurking around the corner. Just because you can’t see or hear them, doesn’t mean they don’t exist. And if they aren’t dealt with proactively, they will impact you reactively.
