AMD

Some very talented engineers with a wealth of knowledge; an interesting environment to discuss and work on engineering issues.

The majority of management at all levels is non-technical and a detriment to the company. This results in management's inability to properly understand the scope of an engineering issue and how to properly resolve the issue within a given timeframe. Decisions are too often made for business reasons and not based on engineering data, hence the Barcelona debacle.

Get out of the 8 hours a day meetings.

Get back in the trenches to do actual work so you can understand the issues and properly lead your team.

Stop hiring or promoting non-technical, unqualified managers, buddies, or good ol' boys if you really care about the company. Otherwise, you are fleecing the shareholders.