6. 鲍伯•斯坦普尔

通用汽车公司CEO

1990－1992年

    斯坦普尔是一位忠诚的战士，直到一场大衰退几乎把通用汽车逼到破产边缘，他才纠正了史密斯犯下的错误。最后，当他制定了改组计划，准备付诸实施时却又犹豫了。在此期间，董事会对他失去信心，导致他和他的领导团队在一场历史性政变中集体下台。17年后，通用汽车才在联邦政府的帮助下进行了调整，控制住了费用。

6. Bob Stempel

CEO, General Motors

1990-1992

    Stempel was the loyal soldier who couldn't bring himself to undo Smith's mistakes until a deep recession pushed GM close to the financial brink. When he finally produced a restructuring plan, Stempel dithered on actually executing it. In the process, he lost the confidence of the board of directors, who pushed him and his leadership team out in an historic coup. It would be another 17 years before GM resized itself and got its costs under control with the help of the federal government.