These are the top 50 best-led companies, according to employee reviews

Keywords like “collaborative” and “supportive” frequently appeared in 5-star senior management reviews that Glassdoor analyzed.

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Employee opinion of senior leadership is a crucial attraction and retention factor. A new Glassdoor ranking identifies the 50 best-led companies, according to employee reviews.Bain & Company was #1, with tech firms like Nvidia, AMD, Adobe, and Microsoft also on the list.

Recent years have seen a renewed spotlight on company leadership and management, owing to everything from mass layoffs in various industries amid cost-cutting to return-to-office mandates to pullbacks from ESG efforts.

Employee sentiment toward senior leadership is a big factor in attracting and retaining talent. So which companies are doing the best job of leading their businesses in their employees’ eyes?

A new Glassdoor ranking published Wednesday sought to find out. It’s based on reviews submitted between March 1, 2023, and Feb 29, 2024, by current employees as well as former employees who left in 2023 or 2024.

To be eligible, companies needed to have at least 100 ratings across each of two leadership attributes — CEO job performance and senior management rating — from US-based employees. They also needed at least 1,000 employees at the end of the eligibility period.

The best-represented industry in the list was tech, followed by finance, consulting, and retail. Glassdoor also analyzed 5-star senior management reviews from the US in that time period and found several keywords repeatedly popped up: collaborative, supportive, flexible, inclusive, passionate, and culture.

Here are Glassdoor’s 50 best-led companies:

Bain & CompanyDatabricksProtivitiNVIDIARaymond James FinancialEquitable AdvisorsAMDSamsaraIn-N-Out BurgerAutodeskUSI Insurance ServicesEli Lilly and CompanyHendrick Automotive GroupHouston MethodistIntuitive (Intuitive Surgical)Power Home RemodelingTotal Quality LogisticsSchneider ElectricKBRTurner ConstructionKeller WilliamsAdobeInsperityBooz Allen HamiltonWorld Wide TechnologyHEBServiceNowFidelity InvestmentsCamden Property TrustZeigler Auto GroupCalixGartnerCoreLogicDelta Air LinesNorthwestern MutualManTechBoston ScientificOmni HotelsQuikTripASMLTCC Verizon Authorized RetailerMicrosoftCardinal Group CompaniesMastercardQuick Quack Car WashProgressive InsuranceSAICPSCULawrence Livermore National LaboratoryExperian