GOOD TO GREAT/COLLINS 169-173

173 The gtg companies were subject to the same short-term pressures form Wall Street as the comparison companies. Yet, unlike the comparison companies, they had the patience and discipline to follow the buildup-breakthrough flywheel model despite these pressures. And in the end they attained extraordinary results by Wall Street's own measure of success.

 

The key, we learned, is to harness the flywheel to manage these short-term pressures.