In contrast to the good-to-great companies, which built deep and strong executive teams, many of the comparison companies followed a “genius with a thousand helpers” model. In this model, the company is a platform for the talents of an extraordinary individual. In these cases, the towering genius, the primary driving force in the company’s success, is a great asset—as long as the genius sticks around.

Read on: Good to Great (English) Chapter 3, page 46

Level 5 + Management Team (Good-to-Great Companies)	A "Genius with a Thousand Helpers" (Comparison Companies)
Level 5 Leader	Level 4 Leader
First Who Get the right people on the bus. Build a superior executive team.	First What Set a vision for where to drive the bus. Develop a road map for driving the bus.
Then What Once you have the right people in place, figure out the best path to greatness.	Then Who Enlist a crew of highly capable “helpers” to make the vision happen.