It is increasingly accepted that the successful organisation of the future will be agile and diverse and possess a global mindset. The biggest challenge around this is changing mindset and skill set, and businesses being willing to shift out of their current silo thinking, and consider mobile working, virtual working and virtual teams, bringing together the best people wherever they are in the world. This article discusses what is required to achieve independent teams which make high performing agile organisations with the ability to make decisions quickly, effectively and in the long-term interest of the business.