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

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

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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25. Is Twitter a Two-Way Street?

25. Is Twitter a Two-Way Street?

To get a lot of followers on Twitter, do you need to follow a lot of other Tweeps? And if not, why not? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collecti...

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24. The Power of Poop

24. The Power of Poop

Since the beginning of civilization, we’ve thought that human waste was worthless and dangerous. What if we were wrong? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information ab...

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23. Millionaires vs. Billionaires

23. Millionaires vs. Billionaires

Five things you don’t know about the NFL labor standoff Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

24 Feb 201128min

22. Why Cities Rock

22. Why Cities Rock

Could it be that cities are "our greatest invention" -- that, despite a reputation as black-soot-spewing engines of doom, they in fact make us richer, smarter, happier and (believe it!) greener? Hoste...

17 Feb 201116min

21. Bring on the Pain!

21. Bring on the Pain!

It's not about how much something hurts -- it's how you remember the pain. This week, lessons on pain from the New York City subway, the professional hockey rink, and a landmark study of colonoscopy p...

9 Feb 201125min

20. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 2)

20. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 2)

What do a computer hacker, an Indiana farm boy, and Napoleon Bonaparte have in common? The past, present, and future of food science. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for ...

2 Feb 201126min

19. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 1)

19. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 1)

The "molecular gastronomy" movement -- which gets a bump in visibility next month with the publication of the mammoth cookbook "Modernist Cuisine" -- is all about bringing more science into the kitche...

26 Jan 201124min

18. Freakonomics FAQ, No. 1

18. Freakonomics FAQ, No. 1

Levitt and Dubner field questions from the public and hold forth on everything from dating strategies and rock-and-roll accordion music to whether different nations have different economic identities....

19 Jan 201116min

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