INTRODUCTION
The Best & Worst Managers Of The Year
The stalwarts stayed the course, while a few stars flamed out
THE BEST MANAGERS
Jeffrey Immelt
General Electric
Steven Reinemund
PepsiCo
Hector Ruiz
Advanced Micro Devices
Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, And David Geffen
DreamWorks SKG
Robert Nardelli
Home Depot
Jack Rowe
Aetna
Joseph Tucci
EMC
Gary Forsee
Sprint
John Henry
Boston Red Sox
Henning Kagermann
SAP
Anne Mulcahy
Xerox
Edward Breen
Tyco
Phil Knight
Nike
Linus Torvalds
Open Source Development Labs
Chung Mong Koo
Hyundai
Steven Murphy
Rodale
Jerry Perenchio
Univision
Online Extra: The Best Managers Photo Essay
Online Extra: She Put Bounce Back in Xerox
In three years, Anne M. Mulcahy cut costs, lifted productivity, and averted financial disaster -- while still funding R&D
Online Extra: The Six Ps of PepsiCo's Chief
Steven Reinemund talks about leadership and provides a rundown on his tenets, from Principles to People
Online Extra: EMC's Tucci: It's a "Big Boys' Game"
Says the strorage giant's CEO: "Customers will be looking to do more business with fewer vendors"
Online Extra: Managers To Watch Photo Essay
Repeat Performers
These managers have shown savvy and a gift for innovation over the long haul
Revenge Of The Rust Belt
Old-line manufacturers are humming as demand soars for commodities
WASHINGTON MANAGERS
The Bush Team
Its record ranges from masterful campaign to serious miscalculations
THE NEW MANAGERS
The Cleanup Crew
Can these five executives bring their companies back from scandal?
THE WORST MANAGERS
Raymond Gilmartin
Merck
David Smith
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Franklin Raines
Fannie Mae
Michael Eisner
Walt Disney
Gary Bettman
National Hockey League
Scott Livengood
Krispy Kreme
Howard Pien
Chiron
THE FALLEN MANAGERS
Philip Watts
Royal Dutch/Shell
Sanjay Kumar
Computer Associates International
Frank Dunn
Nortel
Craig Conway
PeopleSoft
David Pottruck
Charles Schwab
Jeffrey Greenberg
Marsh & McLennan
They Fought The Law
A parade of alleged corporate wrongdoers faced their accusers
UNDER FIRE
Succession Screw-ups
It matters how companies pick -- or don't pick -- their next boss
Online Extra: How Not to Replace a CEO
After normally transparent chipmaker Infineon clammed up about its chief's exit, it only raised more questions -- and they're still unanswered
THE LAST WORD
It's Trump's World
An uneven business record, but his mythmaking ability is unprecedented
Online Extra: Trends Photo Essay
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