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

<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>RESOURCES:</p><ul><li>"<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-allbirds-lost-its-way-a44d5415">How Allbirds Lost Its Way</a>," by Suzanne Kapner (<i>The Wall Street Journal, </i>2023).</li><li>"<a href="https://hbr.org/2022/07/is-it-time-to-consider-co-ceos">Is It Time to Consider Co-C.E.O.s?</a>" by Marc A. Feigen, Michael Jenkins, and Anton Warendh (<i>Harvard Business Review, </i>2022).</li><li>"<a href="https://collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu/laurie/Papers/XPSardinia.PDF">The Costs and Benefits of Pair Programming</a>," by Alistair Cockburn and Laurie Williams (2000).</li><li>"<a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/854064">Strengthening the Case for Pair Programming</a>," by Laurie Williams, Robert R. Kessler, Ward Cunningham, and Ron Jeffries (<i>IEEE Software, </i>2000).</li></ul><p>EXTRAS:</p><ul><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/when-did-marriage-become-a-luxury-good/">The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than One</a>," by <i>Freakonomics Radio </i>(2023).</li><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-secret-life-of-c-e-o-s/">The Secret Life of a C.E.O.</a>," series by <i>Freakonomics Radio </i>(2018-2023).</li></ul>