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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.

    Systemic CollaborationPositive Vision for the FutureAlignment of ValuesRespectKiller Achievement

    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.