Best Companies For Leaders

by | Feb 18, 2010 | Development

Interesting stats by Dan McCarthy on a Bloomberg / Hay Group study of the best companies for leadership development.

Take a look at the full report, but here are some interesting highlights:

The study identifies a variety of factors that make the Top 20 Best Companies for Leadership stand out when it comes to identifying and developing great leaders. Ninety percent of respondents in the Top 20 agree that all employees at their company have the opportunity to develop and practice the capabilities needed to lead others, compared to 67 percent of all respondents. Nearly all of the respondents in the Top 20 (85 percent) said that employees are expected to lead, regardless if they have a formal leadership position, compared with 57 percent of all respondents. In addition, 86 percent of respondents in the Top 20 said that employees are encouraged to learn in areas outside their expertise, compared with 66 percent of all respondents.

– 94 percent of respondents in the Top 20 actively manage a pool of successors for mission critical roles, compared with 69 percent of all respondents

– 80 percent of respondents in the Top 20 noted that people stay at the organization primarily for growth opportunities, compared with 61 percent of all respondents

– 95 percent of respondents in the Top 20 use corporate social responsibility to recruit employees, compared with 60 percent of all respondents

– 66 percent of respondents in the Top 20 have a high proportion of women in senior leadership, compared with 37 percent of all respondents

– 91 percent of respondents in the Top 20 make it easy for people to work from home, compared with 46 percent of all respondents

– 87 percent of respondents in the Top 20 have a sufficient number of internal candidates ready to assume open leadership positions, compared with 54 percent of all respondents

2009 TOP 20 BEST COMPANIES FOR LEADERSHIP

1 GENERAL ELECTRIC
2 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
3 3M COMPANY
4. PROCTER & GAMBLE
5 ACCENTURE
6 WAL-MART STORES
7 NESTLE
8 COCA-COLA
9 MCDONALD’S CORPORATION
10 INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES
11 IBM
12 CISCO
13 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
14 IKEA
15 ABB
16 ZAPPOS
17 HEWLETT-PACKARD
18 GOLDMAN SACHS
19 UNILEVER
20 GENERAL MILLS, INC.

Obviously this takes lots of time, resources, and iteration to make it on this list. What small steps can you take to begin developing your leaders?

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