The pioneering research organization behind Most Loved Workplace® — 25 years defining the science of workplace culture, employee love, and organizational performance.
Our Story
Founded in 2001 by organizational psychologist and CEO Louis Carter, Best Practice Institute began as a leadership research and executive development organization working directly with senior leaders across major institutions and enterprises.
Through its executive forums and leadership programs, BPI has convened and delivered sessions with the United Nations, the Pentagon, the Federal Reserve, and professional organizations such as SHRM. BPI also established a Senior Executive Board, bringing together Fortune 500 executives and HR leaders to collaborate on leadership, talent, and organizational strategy.
Carter is co-editor of Best Practices in Leadership Development and Organization Change (Jossey-Bass, 2004) and Best Practices in Talent Management (Jossey-Bass, 2009), and author of In Great Company (McGraw-Hill, 2019). He is also recognized as a Marshall Goldsmith Top 100 Coach.
That research became the foundation for Most Loved Workplace® and the Love of Workplace Index™ — the psychometric instruments and certification system now featured in The Wall Street Journal and The Economist.
25 years of work
BPI's authority comes from published books, direct work with senior leaders, the creation of LOWI™, and the evolution of Most Loved Workplace® into a certification and benchmarking program.
Foundational works
Published with major business publishers
Institutional reach
Executive forums and leadership programs
Founded by
CEO, founder, and AI builder at the forefront of automation and agentic systems. Creator of the Love of Workplace Index™.
Best Practice Institute is the research organization behind Most Loved Workplace® certification, the SPARK Model, the Love of Workplace Index™ (LOWI™), and The Workplace Report.
The Workplace Report is BPI's original workplace culture research and editorial briefing series for CEOs, CHROs, people leaders, talent leaders, and employer-brand teams. It turns BPI's 25 years of research, Most Loved Workplace® certification data, SPARK findings, and current workforce signals into practical analysis leaders can use.
The report format includes executive summaries, research-backed articles, company examples, methodology notes, and practical implications for retention, hiring, culture, leadership, and employee experience. New research and analysis is published on an ongoing editorial cadence at /workplace-report.