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Originally Posted by Number 3
Me thinks you believe you are watching sports on TV. Likely, the majority of the country doesn't know who Bob Lutz is. The car guys and gals certainly do, and I am guessing you are one of those. And your idea of what constitutes "poor leadership" is verrrry interesting. And how does this show Henderson has a lack of confidence? Lack of confidence in Bob? Yeah that's why he has a newly created job to only increase the awareness of GM in the publics mind. No easy task and it was given to Bob for a reason.
I am curious as to how you would handle a reporter coming up to you and saying, "Bob says the G8 is going to be saved as a Chevy, what do you think". Should he say, "Bob is brilliant and if he disagrees with what I said in the press 2 months ago then I guess I'll just have to change my mind"? Or maybe you like, "Gosh that is a nice comment from Bob. I think I'll go talk to him right after we finish this interview"?
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What he should have said was something to the effect of:
"The G8 is under review. Bob's opinion of it is shared by many people, both within and outside of the company. But we have to look at all the angles, and his opinion, though very valuable, is just one of the angles we are looking at"
What was wrong with something like that? It doesn't throw Bob under the bus in public, but it basically says the same thing.