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

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

E559

Sep 28, 2023
50 mins

Episode Description

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.

 

 

  • 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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