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DECEMBER 18, 2006
The Best & Worst of 2006 This was a year of unpredictability and even downright weirdness. In our annual report, you'll find leaders, products, and ideas that left their mark—or their stain—on A.D. 2006
BusinessWeek's second annual Best & Worst issue will guide you through the peaks and gulches. We begin with Leaders, from standouts like steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal to fallen titans like Pfizer's (PFE ) Henry McKinnell. We offer a list of those CEOs who delivered good value to shareholders—and those who didn't. Don't forget the rogues' gallery of ex-CEOs in trouble with the law. Our picks for Products range over the innovation landscape. For a mere $1.5 million, you can get yourself the Eclipse 500 "very light" private jet, which heralds a new era in aviation. Too tame? Climb on the Honda (HMC ) 2006 Gold Wing, the first motorcycle with an air bag. Other stars include the first cancer vaccine, a deluxe watch for lefties, and Cisco's (CSCO ) spectacular new teleconferencing system. Finally, we scope out the Ideas that blossomed to change the business world in 2006. The most striking, perhaps: getting customers to do your work for you. In the Ideas We Wish They'd Never Had Dept.: backdating options, pretexting, and the O.J. Simpson book. This year we also add a new feature, dubbed "The Jury Is Out," covering Leaders, Products, and Ideas whose fates aren't yet clear. Will Zune give the iPod a run for its music? Can Rick Wagoner fix GM (GM ) drive train? Investors, place your bets.  By Harry Maurer
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