GM's solution is to give the two executives displaced by Mr Wagoner specific roles in combating these problems.

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The company has a six-month program to identify leaders early on and accelerate their development in managerial roles by having them work in small groups to solve real company problems.

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It describes manpower problems, a decline in planning for natural disasters as attention focused on possible terrorist scenarios, and confusion over the roles and responsibilities of officials in responding to disasters.

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While Brown may not have known of the ethical problems of these four advisers, there are too many instances of people trusting the wrong people to serve in these important roles.

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