You're right Liz. I should do it. I officially announce my willingness to replace Tilton and serve as United's CEO for a salary of $100,000/yr, with no options, perks, or benefits. They can contact me through this website. I suspect its more complicated than simply making a decision to become a CEO though. How do you think one becomes a CEO? Do you have to be part of an old boys network, have family connections, or be a fast, smooth talker?
I think most CEOs are smarter than you give them credit for, but they seem to be ruled by their outsize egos and greed, and act only for the short term. Any intelligent person who is willing to try to balance competing issues within a company, who is not ruled by selfish desires would make a better CEO than Tilton, for example. And I bet that would include alot of garbage men.
But isn't your 'put your money where your mouth is' challenge unfair, really? If we all had to live by that, would there be any whistle blowers? It sounds like you are suggesting that no one should voice their opinion, not unless they could do a better job, but only if they already ARE doing a better job.
Would you have told Christ to STFU about the money changers in the temple unless he was willing to become one?
