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Per a Comparably ranking, the best leadership team among small and midsize businesses is at Route.
Comparably used anonymous reviews to analyze which employers have highly ranked managers and executives.
Below are the leadership teams at employers with no more than 500 employees that made the ranking.
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Industry: Financial services
Employee quote: “I’ve worked at a lot of places and I’ve never seen this level of transparency and care at the top echelons of leadership. I think we truly have a rare thing going on here at Pie.”
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Industry: Medical devices
Employee quote: “They put serious effort into keeping me informed and made to feel I am a valued member of the team.”
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Industry: Solar energy
Employee quote: “The vulnerability and wisdom they share based off real experiences. They’re not just preaching, they’re sharing and relating to help grow our mindset and rewire our way to lead our team better.”
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Industry: Software cybersecurity
Employee quote: “Leadership is very personable and care greatly about the company. Always looking to improve.”
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Industry: Tech
Employee quote: “They are humble, and open to feedback and being challenged. They are also empathetic and great mentors.”
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Industry: Computer software
Employee quote: “They listen, continuously engage, and actively do what they can to empower employees — it’s not a them vs us thing. We’re all in this together and they make that fairly transparent!”
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Industry: Consumer goods
Employee quote: “They are great coaches. They help to develop others to succeed in their roles and prepare for future roles.”
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Industry: HR software
Employee quote: “They value the input of their employees and make decisions based on our best interest and the interest of the company.”
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Industry: Internet
Employee quote: “I love how smart, driven, and empathetic our leadership team is — I feel like I can truly trust them with my career and the direction Stack is going. They are open to feedback, consistently push us to be the best versions of ourselves, and lead by example.”
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Industry: AI/enterprise software
Employee quote: “People.ai’s leadership team is incredibly transparent compared to other organizations I’ve worked at in the past. They genuinely care about the team, and are leading the company in the right direction.”
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Industry: Digital marketing
Employee quote: “They listen to their team and set up structures to be sure they hear feedback from everyone from the bottom to the top. They provide insight with monthly updates and are always accessible.”
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Industry: Computer software
Employee quote: “Leadership team is hands-on, practical and long-term thinkers.”
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Industry: Healthcare
Employee quote: “Their empathy, excitement, energy, and enthusiasm for the subject matter are contagious and it is obvious that the priority is taking care of the client to help support their patients and practices. And that ‘teamwork makes the dreamwork’ is the lay of the land!”
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Industry: Computer software
Employee quote: “They seem to have a cohesive and strong vision for both the company product and culture. It’s really easy to get on board with such a passionate team.”
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Industry: HR software
Employee quote: “I like that each person in leadership has taken the time to personally meet with me whether via a group meeting or individually to introduce themselves. And to let me know that I can reach out to them if I need them for anything.”
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Industry: IT, staffing, and recruiting
Employee quote: “They are incredibly welcoming and want you to succeed. They root for you to do well and provide very helpful feedback in order to make sure you are feeling confident in the work you are doing. They are also funny and kind people.”
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Industry: Technology
Employee quote: “I believe in the knowledge of the leadership team. They bring a lot of experience in education and technology to our team.”
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Industry: Electrical and electronic manufacturing
Employee quote: “The leadership team is transparent about sharing company goals, information communicated to key stakeholders, and company strategy.”
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Industry: Telecommunications
Employee quote: “There is a solid mixture of long tenure and newer leadership which both bring historical experience and industry experience to TextNow to help us become more successful as an organization.”
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Industry: Web design
Employee quote: “I love the honesty, humility and integrity of my leadership team and CEO.”
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Industry: Digital media
Employee quote: “They create a collaborative learning environment that looks at the systems in place and how to tweak them to get better results across the board. They encourage everyone to have a voice and to speak up and be part of the growing process. They truly care about the employees here as well as clients.”
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Industry: Financial services
Employee quote: “They demonstrate a culture to always improve the firm. Any suggestion is taken seriously; every employee has an opportunity to improve themselves, their job function, and the firm.”
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Industry: Data analytics
Employee quote: “Super engaged, genuinely open, have developed a culture where people have a voice.”
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Industry: Technology
Employee quote: “Open books and happily connect with everyone. No questions are taboo and they care a great deal about feedback.”
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Industry: Computer software
Employee quote: “They are transparent, clear, and concise about team goals and individual expectations while maintaining an open-door policy on any and all conversations you may want to explore.”
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Comparably uses anonymous rankings left on the site to come up with rankings like the one above. The latest ranking looks at reviews from employees regarding different leaders at their workplace.
“Comparably’s 5th annual Best Leadership Teams is derived from employees who anonymously rated their CEOs, executive leaders, and direct managers on Comparably.com over a 12-month period,” Comparably wrote about how they analyze the top teams for this ranking.
Top teams part of the small and midsize employer ranking — employers with no more than 500 employees — included some in technology or software. That includes the team at TheoremOne, which Comparably noted as part of the technology industry, and Copper Mobile, which Comparably says is part of web design.
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The companies’ industries and anonymous worker quotes were shared with Insider from Comparably. The top 25 and the other companies that made the list can be found on Comparably.