559. Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One?

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If two parents can run a family, why shouldn’t two executives run a company? We dig into the research and hear firsthand stories of both triumph and disaster. Also: lessons from computer programmers, Simon and Garfunkel, and bears versus alligators.

RESOURCES: • " How Allbirds Lost Its Way • ," by Suzanne Kapner (The Wall Street Journal, 2023). • " Is It Time to Consider Co-C.E.O.s? • " by Marc A. Feigen, Michael Jenkins, and Anton Warendh (Harvard Business Review, 2022). • " The Costs and Benefits of Pair Programming, • " by Alistair Cockburn and Laurie Williams (2000). • " Strengthening the Case for Pair Programming, • " by Laurie Williams, Robert R. Kessler, Ward Cunningham, and Ron Jeffries (IEEE Software, 2000).

EXTRAS: • " The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than One • ," by Freakonomics Radio (2023). • " The Secret Life of a C.E.O. • ," series by Freakonomics Radio (2018-2023).

SOURCES:Jim Balsillie • , retired chairman and co-C.E.O. of Research In Motion. Mike Cannon-Brookes • , co-founder and co-C.E.O. of Atlassian. Scott Farquhar • , co-founder and co-C.E.O. of Atlassian. Marc Feigen • , C.E.O. advisor. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld • , professor of management studies and senior associate dean at the Yale School of Management and founding president of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute. Laurie Williams • , professor of computer science at North Carolina State University...


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