business week’s 20 best companies for leadership

REGION PERCENT

NORTH AMERICA 45.4%

EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 29.7%

ASIA 16.0%

SOUTH AMERICA 5.6%

PACIFIC 3.3%

TOTAL 100%

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION

SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS

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.

2009 TOP 20 BEST COMPANIES FOR LEADERSHIP

SELECTED RESULTS FROM BEST COMPANIES FOR LEADERSHIP SURVEY

ANNUAL REVENUE IN US$ PERCENT

UNDER 500 MILLION 31.9%

501 MILLION TO 1 BILLION 12.1%

1-5 BILLION 23.4%

6-10 BILLION 7.5%

OVER 10 BILLION 25.0%

TOTAL 100%

REVENUE DISTRIBUTION

BEST-IN-CLASS ORGANIZATIONS CREATE BETTER LEADERS

-40

-30

-20

-10

0

10

10 YEAR5 YEAR3 YEAR1 YEAR

Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek/Hay Group 2009Best Companies for Leadership Survey

Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek/Hay Group 2009 Best Companies for Leadership Survey


ALL RESPONDENTSTOP 20



STRATEGICTHINKING

EXECUTION

INSPIRINGLEADERSHIP

DECISIONMAKING

TEAM WORK

INFLUENCE

TECHNICALCOMPETENCE/EXPERTISE

ALL RESPONDENTSTOP 20

TOP 20S&P 500

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS BETTER ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO DELIVER ON MY COMPANY'S GOALS/STRATEGIES

EVERYONE IN THIS COMPANY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND PRACTICE THE CAPABILITIES NEEDED TO LEAD OTHERS

THERE ARE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF QUALIFIED INTERNAL CANDIDATES WHO ARE READY TO ASSUME OPEN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS RECRUIT OUR EMPLOYEES95.5

75.8

94.3

74.5

67.5

89.5

87.3

53.9

16.529.4

19.8

13.9

31.0

27.4

31.537.5

37.027.2

47.644.2

67.6

59.3

PERCENT

PERCENT

LEADERSHIP IS LINKED TO FINANCIAL RESULTS:TOP 20 VS S&P 500

PERCENT

WHAT ORGANIZATIONS VALUE IN LEADERS

TOTAL RETURN

1.64.0

-8.4

8.4

-2.2

3.0

-37.0

-1.4