America’s Most Admired Companies for management

By Gabrielle S. (CNNMoney)

What do you think of the corporations on Fortune’s Most Admired Companies for people management list? Have you worked for any of these companies, or bought their products or services? What makes a company great at managing talent? What companies do you admire most? Tell us what you think. The best replies will be published here, and possibly in a future story on CNNMoney.com.

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This list is absolute BS…How is MacDonalds not in the top 5 with such a good rating? Do you guys just randomly come up with a list without any research and hope that your readers will not see through your BS?

Posted By David, San Jose, CA : March 13, 2008 2:24 pm

I have worked 18 years for International Paper and am extremely proud of the progress made by our company. IP is scoring first in all of the 8 categories for our industry, scoring first in the overall ranking for social responsibility and is making the top 10 in talent management. Our company has come a long way and you will continue to hear about IP in the future.

Posted By Marc VL - Brussels - Belgium : March 8, 2008 3:26 am

Having formerly worked for Accenture in the UK and noting their appalling attrition rate and generally low staff morale when it comes to promotion and talent management, I am not quite sure how they ended up on your list…perhaps they do a good advertising job on the media on how they manage their top talent but the reality is far removed from the image.

Posted By Anonymous : March 7, 2008 8:07 am

Behind the sceens, Disney is a cut-throat, pressure cooker to work for. Their employees in the top positions compete with each other, do not make all that much money, fight aggressively for their jobs, and wonder when they are out the door why they were loyal in the first place. It’s just a big lobbyist-run company like so many in America. Too much pressure, too little time off, no security, no loyalty, over worked, and underpaid. Very sad - and now they get ranked # 3 by Fortune. I’d like to know where your ‘inside’ information came from??

Posted By Anonymous : March 5, 2008 3:18 pm

In my limited experience as a client, Accenture’s presence on this list has more to do with the quality of their brand advertising than the quality of their services or people. They do a great job dumping a large volume of green recruits at a client site, meeting the letter of their deliverables and convincing leadership to sign new contracts. They do a horrible job at actually delivering innovative solutions that work. Selling more work is a higher priority than adding value to client businesses.

Posted By Russ, Atlanta GA : March 5, 2008 9:36 am

This is ridiculous. How is “soaps and cosmetics” an industry onto itself? Give me a break. Stop trying to delineate industries just to show that a company is the best of their industry.

Posted By Rahul, NYC, NY : March 4, 2008 5:05 pm

It was far better when we were a private corporation and not subject to the whims of wall st

Posted By Tom, NY, NY : March 3, 2008 8:10 pm

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