Talk is cheap, and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the status quo usually appears comfortable enough. So leaders’ ability to take corrective action increases only with time, as some of the costs of inaction are experienced.
任何说辞都是廉价的，更何况还缺乏证据，相比之下现状往往令人感觉一切正常。因此领导人只能等待，等到人们吃过了苦头才能采取正确的行动。