Are the Indian companies coming of age? From the also rans – to now ones that celebrate and harness the leadership and prepare leaders of the future, Indian companies have been a revelation in this year’s "The Top Companies for Leaders 2007" list from Fortune. There are 4 Indian companies in the first 20. The age old HLL, which has arguably the BEST sales training program in the world is #4 in the world with respect to creating leaders (mind you the list does not say Unilevel but Hindustan Unilever – a rare case of a local subsidiary been a benchmark and better than the parent itself!). Apart from the US companies, you have one from Finland, One from Britain, two from Spain, one from Brazil and 4 from India! So, other than US, the next best place to work – if you want to become a leader is India!
1 |
General Electric |
Fairfield, CT, U.S. |
2 |
Procter & Gamble |
Cincinnati, OH, U.S. |
3 |
Nokia |
Espoo, Finland |
4 |
Hindustan Unilever |
Mumbai, India |
5 |
Capital One Financial |
McLean, VA, U.S. |
6 |
General Mills |
Minneapolis, MN, U.S. |
7 |
McKinsey |
None* |
8 |
IBM |
Armonk, NY, U.S. |
9 |
BBVA |
Bilbao, Spain |
10 |
Infosys Technologies |
Bangalore, India |
11 |
Inditex, S.A. |
Arteixo, Spain |
12 |
Medtronic, Inc. |
Minneapolis, MN, U.S. |
13 |
Eli Lilly and Company |
Indianapolis, IN, U.S. |
14 |
McDonald’s Corporation |
Oakbrook, IL, U.S. |
15 |
Whirlpool Corporation |
Benton Harbor, MI, U.S. |
16 |
Natura Cosméticos |
Itapecerica da Serra-SP, Brazil |
17 |
GlaxoSmithKline |
Brentford, Britain |
18 |
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group |
Melbourne, Australia |
19 |
ICICI Bank |
Mumbai, India |
20 |
WIPRO |
Bangalore, India |