1. General Electric
Fairfield, CT, U.S.
Revenue1: $168.3 billion
No. of employees: 300,000
- For 50 years companies have tried to emulate GE’s legendary Crotonville training facility, a place where thousands of employees have honed their management skills. But GE now generates 50% of its revenue overseas - over half its employees work abroad too - so it has taken Crotonville on the road to hot spots around the world like Shanghai, Munich, and Bangalore.

2. Procter & Gamble
Cincinnati, OH, U.S.
Revenue1: $68.2 billion
No. of employees: 135,000
- The 170-year-old maker of household brands like Crest and Pampers has produced multiple generations of leaders by hiring employees who have what the company calls “in-touch capability.”

3. Nokia
Espoo, Finland
Revenue1: $51.6 billion
No. of employees: 68,500
- Developing the next wave of cutting-edge cellphones means thinking about what consumers will hanker for years from now.

4. Hindustan Unilever
Mumbai, India
Revenue1: $2.74 billion
No. of employees: 15,000
- At this Anglo-Dutch-owned Indian conglomerate, known for churning out leaders as fast as it produces Pears soap and Lipton tea, managers are rated in color coded boxes.

5. Capital One Financial
McLean, VA, U.S.
Revenue1: $15.2 billion
No. of employees: 32,000
- Personal trainers aren’t what you’d expect at a company focused on interest rates or loan payments. But at financial services company Capital One, CEO Richard Fairbank created a program to ensure managers are in shape to lead.

6. General Mills
Minneapolis, MN, U.S.
Revenue1: $11.6 billion
No. of employees: 27,500
- Last year the cereal maker launched a three-day simulation program that prepares employees for situations that might not occur on a typical day.

7. McKinsey
None, 2
Revenue1: More than $1 billion3
No. of employees: 14,000
- With offices in 45 countries and business that’s rarely nation-specific, global cross-pollination of employees is essential to this firm’s mission.

8. IBM
Armonk, NY, U.S.
Revenue1: $91.4 billion
No. of employees: 330,000
- Last year Palmisano created a task force of 300 senior executives to tackle the challenges of integrating Big Blue’s myriad services.

9. BBVA
Bilbao, Spain
Revenue1: $38.3 billion
No. of employees: 108,000
- Proving yourself at BBVA, Spain’s second-largest bank, isn’t just about meeting your boss’s expectations. When it’s time for your biannual review, peer sentiment and self-evaluation are just as important.

10. Infosys Technologies
Bangalore, India
Revenue1: $2.2 billion
No. of employees: 76,000
- At Indian information-technology powerhouse Infosys, the average age of an employee is 26. But senior executives, who were looking to young up-and-comers for feedback and new ideas, grew frustrated when they realized that many of those recruits were keeping their opinions to themselves.

Source: Moneycnn.com

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