The recommendation for General Motors will be to develop a solid change management strategy that will provide transparency, clear communication, trust, and full participation from employees and managers. The plan needs to be outlined with designated tasks and responsibilities, a realistic timeline, and a course of action plans to address any potential issues that could arise. While developing a plan to implement, it is important to be transparent with the employees and be clear about what it is you plan to address and how you plan to fix it$,$ with the end goal in mind. During this time, it would be beneficial to hold team meetings more often and encourage open communication to address questions and concerns. During the team meetings, a roadmap to success should be presented and explained and encourage full participation from everyone. The last recommendation would be to use monitor and measurement techniques to ensure the team is on track with implementing the changes and defining the metrics the employees need to stay within and give proper feedback.

The timeline for the change management plan is crucial to the overall success of the organization. By choosing the correct change management model, General Motors can determine an overview that provides key deliverables, prioritization of tasks and create a realistic timeline that is best for the company. With proper planning and perhaps some help from a project manager, General Motors would need at least one calendar year to implement and start making policy changes, etc. However, they may need to implement change in phases. When it comes to addressing the toxic work culture, that will take another $2-4$ years to turn around leadership and employee$$s behavior. They could break down their plan by having quarterly assessments and goals, while having weekly meetings and monthly check$-$ins to ensure the project is being monitored closely and problems are being addressed as they arise.

Action Plan

Action must start at the top with leadership and funnel its way down to the managers and lastly, employees. Providing suggestion boxes or creating anonymous polls or surveys can be beneficial in identifying underlying toxic behaviors and issues for leadership to address. Fostering transparency will also be beneficial in providing clear standards for everyone to follow and creating a zero$-$tolerance policy for any toxic behavior that was allowed in the past. Other actions should include multiple training What are the potential barriers, obstacles, and challenges to following the

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