A flywheel need not be entirely unique. Two successful organizations can have similar flywheels. What matters most is how well you understand your fl… - Jim Collins

What matters most is how well you understand your flywheel and how well you execute on each component over a long series of iterations.

what truly set the big winners apart was their ability to turn initial success into a sustained flywheel, even if they started out behind the pioneers.

It is impossible for us to break the law. We can only break ourselves against the law.

Contrary finding: The best leaders we studied did not have a visionary ability to predict the future. They observed what worked, figured out why it worked, and built upon proven foundations. They were not more risk taking, more bold, more visionary, and more creative than the comparisons. They were more disciplined, more empirical, and more paranoid. ………. Entrenched myth: A threat filled world favors the speedy; you’re either the quick or the dead. Contrary finding: The idea that leading in a “fast world” always requires “fast decisions” and “fast action” — and that we should embrace an overall ethos of “Fast! Fast! Fast!” — is a good way to get killed. 10X leaders figure out when to go fast, and when not to. Entrenched myth: Radical change on the outside requires radical change on the inside. Contrary finding: The 10X cases changed less in reaction to their changing world than the comparison cases. Just because your environment is rocked by dramatic change does not mean that you should inflict radical change upon yourself.