Between $2014$ and $2017,$ General Motors paid more than $$2$ billion in fines, penalties, and settlements due to faulty ignition switches, a flaw that led to vast recalls and at least $124$ deaths. The fault was identified in $2002,$ but it took GM engineers and managers a decade to fix it$.$ An independent consultant hired to investigate attributed this to a culture that rewarded conformity and silenced bad news. Senior executives were forced to investigate and fire employees after widespread media reports. These executives: