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On the hot seat: GM’s Barra deflects the hard questions.

Dezenhall Resources / April 2, 2014
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While some question General Motors CEO Marry Barra’s “rope-a-dope” method of responding to the public, Eric Dezenhall tells us why it was the smart thing to do.

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