Fear is an incredibly effective motivator when it comes to risk management—just look at how fast we're moving to mitigate the Ebola exposure! I just wish we had the same sense of urgency about much bigger, but harder to manage threats.
I'm not suggesting that Ebola isn't a major concern, particularly for those brave souls voluntarily going to the front lines in Africa to help treat the thousands who are either already infected or at far greater risk of catching the bug than are we, given the lack of health care resources in that part of the world.
However, as a long-time student of risk management, I am dismayed that we can mobilize so quickly to contain such a relatively manageable problem, yet appear to be paralyzed in the face of other significant, but perhaps less immediately scary threats to our lives, health, and financial well-being.
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