Earlier this year, Glassdoor found in a survey that 72% of employees have confidence in their workplace’s leadership, yet nearly half don’t provide feedback to senior leaders out of fear of retaliation.

In light of that, Glassdoor created a new award for companies with “exceptional senior leadership teams that go above and beyond to redefine the employee experience.”

Glassdoor’s proprietary algorithms used data from anonymous employee reviews submitted between March 2023 and February 2024 to select the winners. To be eligible, companies were required to have at least 1,000 employees, an overall 3.0 rating, and at least a 2.5 senior management rating. They also had to have at least 100 reviews across two different leadership attributes (CEO job performance and senior leadership job performance).

The algorithms also took into account how much information reviews provide about what it’s like to work with senior leaders and the CEO, as well as what trends surface in the reviews.

The result is Glassdoor’s list of the 50 best-led companies, which was released today. Overall, tech was the most highly represented industry, followed by finance; 30 companies had policies that allowed employees to have honest and anonymous conversations with senior leaders and coworkers.

Here’s the top 10:  

• Bain & Company
• Databricks
• Protiviti
• Nvidia
• Raymond James Financial
• Equitable Advisors
• AMD
• Samsara
• In-N-Out Burger
• Autodesk

Glassdoor analyzed five-star reviews of leadership teams and found the following keywords appeared frequently: collaborative (95% of reviews), supportive (93%), flexible (92%), inclusive (92%), and passionate (91%).

“We’re continuing to see employees face challenges as they navigate the rapidly evolving nature of worklife,” said Glassdoor CEO Christian Sutherland-Wong in a statement. “But regardless of changes, one thing is certain; the people within an organization remain its greatest asset, and I truly believe employee well-being trickles down from the very top.”