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    Most Loved CEOs

    Recognizes CEOs whose employees rate their leadership at the top of the LOWI® data — credibility, communication, and lived culture, measured directly.

    Publishes October 2026Applications close September 30, 2026

    What this list recognizes

    • Top-quartile CEO-specific SPARK scores
    • Employee comments citing the CEO by name
    • Sustained over multiple measurement cycles

    Why it matters

    The flagship recognition for leadership visibility — the primary template behind BPI's CNBC and Bloomberg CEO features.

    How companies qualify

    One framework. Every list.

    Every Most Loved Workplace® list — including the CEOs list — is built from the Love of Workplace Index® (LOWI®). A minimum of 33% of employees (or 1,000 for companies with 3,000+ headcount) completes the Pulse Validation. BPI's machine-learning comment analysis surfaces cohort-specific patterns, and certified peers form the benchmark.

    Shared ValuesPositive FutureAlignmentRespectKindness

    Ready to be considered for CEOs?

    Applications close September 30, 2026. Certification is the prerequisite — start with a 60-second free CertCheck, then apply.

    Best Practice Institute

    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

    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.