General Motors

Depending on the organization, work-life balance can be pretty good. Some areas can be a nightmare, but it's mostly good.

The company's culture has taken a huge nose dive in the last year, plummeting from a cliff. It's in the basement at this point.

Despite multiple assurances that layoffs are over, they lay more people off. They are gradually forcing people back into the office more and more, under the guise of collaboration.

Rather than focusing on improving the remote collaboration experience and keeping the people, they keep the buildings and kick a bunch of people to the curb. At this point, there's zero trust in senior leadership, and I don't see that getting better any time soon.

Also, pay scales for software development are not on par with the rest of the industry. They want top-tier talent but aren't willing to pay top-tier salaries, or even mid-tier really. Prepare to be undervalued.

Put trust back in your people. Show that you value them. Stop treating them as numbers on a spreadsheet and just another asset.

The people of GM were your lifeblood and soul. Return to that. Earn their trust again.

But it has to be earned, otherwise it's hopeless.

Also, stop focusing SO much on the competition, and focus on making the best product you can. The obsession with Ford and Tesla is going to be GM's downfall. Put all your energy into making GM the best it can be, and trust that that will be enough to outdo the competition, whomever it is.