Entrepreneurship September 24, 2025 0 Comments

This $4 Trillion Powerhouse Is Rewriting the Rules of Leadership—And No One Saw It Coming

Leadership — it’s the make-or-break power behind every thriving business and the silent saboteur in those that falter. Ever wonder why some companies soar to unimaginable heights while others stall in mediocrity despite similar resources? Here’s a hint: 70% of your team’s engagement, that buzzing energy driving retention and productivity, hinges on one person—the leader. Gallup’s research doesn’t mince words on this — leadership isn’t just important; it’s everything. So, who’s steering the ship in 2025 and actually getting it right? Glassdoor’s freshest “best-led” companies list sheds light on leaders transforming the business landscape from behind the scenes. Spoiler: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang is crushing it, leading with a style that employees rave about as “groundbreaking” and “agile.” Curious how leadership translates into skyrocketing market caps and unstoppable growth? Buckle up, because we’re diving into the companies setting the gold standard for leadership success. LEARN MORE

Leadership can make or break a business.

Key Takeaways

Seventy percent of a team’s engagement can be attributed to its leader, according to Gallup.
Glassdoor’s new “best-led” companies report ranks the most effective business leaders across industries.

Good leadership often translates to great business results.

After all, 70% of team engagement, which impacts retention and productivity, is attributable to the manager, per Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report.

So which leaders are taking their companies to the next level in 2025?

Job site platform Glassdoor decided to find out via leadership approval ratings based on the quantity, quality and consistency of Glassdoor-approved company reviews submitted by U.S.-based employees.

Companies considered for the list had more than 1,000 employees and received at least 75 ratings across two leadership attributes, such as CEO job performance and senior management.

Nvidia, the technology company that provides critical hardware and software for the AI sector and is led by Jensen Huang, topped Glassdoor’s “best-led” companies list.

As Nvidia‘s president and CEO, Huang helped the company achieve massive growth and become the first to reach a market capitalization of $4 trillion in July 2025.

Nvidia employees describe the company’s leadership as “groundbreaking,” “caring” and “agile,” according to Glassdoor’s data.

In-N-Out Burger, the fast-food chain led by billionaire CEO and owner Lynsi Snyder, and MathWorks, the software developer for engineers and scientists led by CEO and co-founder Jack Little, took second and third place in Glassdoor’s best-led companies ranking.

“It’s no coincidence that nearly half of this year’s Best Led Companies were also named among Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work,” Owen Humphries, president at Glassdoor, said. “In a time when business pressures are intensifying and employees are wrestling with fear and anxiety, leaders are facing tough realities.”

Read on for the full list of the 50 companies with the best leadership in 2025:

Company	Ranking
Nvidia	1
In-N-Out Burger	2
MathWorks	3
Crew Carwash	4
Keller Williams	5
Milwaukee Tool	6
EPAM Systems	7
Methodist Health System	8
Synchrony	9
ServiceNow	10
KLA	11
Progressive Insurance	12
SailPoint Technologies	13
Mars	14
KVC Health Systems	15
MSCI	16
Ryan	17
Bain & Company	18
Boston Consulting Group	19
Netflix	20
GE Aerospace	21
Fractal	22
Houston Methodist	23
Altimetrik	24
Ansys	25
Siemens Digital Industries Software	26
Parsons Corporation	27
Akamai	28
athenahealth	29
MSD	30
Intuitive	31
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	32
Orlando Health	33
Dynatrace	34
Trane Technologies	35
Genesys	36
Oliver Wyman	37
Motorola Solutions	38
Hudl	39
H E B	40
Databricks	41
Power Home Remodeling	42
Lockton Companies	43
AMD	44
MongoDB	45
SoftServe	46
Burns & McDonnell	47
Cotality	48
Nasdaq	49
Adobe	50

Key Takeaways

Seventy percent of a team’s engagement can be attributed to its leader, according to Gallup.
Glassdoor’s new “best-led” companies report ranks the most effective business leaders across industries.

Good leadership often translates to great business results.

After all, 70% of team engagement, which impacts retention and productivity, is attributable to the manager, per Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report.