Checking your Virtual Ego at the Door
I was talking with a friend the other day about virtual organizations, and he mentioned something I considered hugely insightful. He's building a virtual organization, and mentioned that as a CEO, you've got to be willing to check your ego at the door, because, when you walk into your office, you won't see lots of bodies walking around your floor to feed your ego.
I am a big fan of the concepts behind the virtualized corporation, and believe there is an entire frontier of efficiency to be gained by corporations that embrace methodologies to harness talent, no matter where it resides. Think of this as "off-shoring" to the extreme.
That said, many of today's ego-maniacal CEO's are likely to have a tough time with this new paradigm. Which is fantastic news for those entrepreneurs willing to check their ego at the door, and truly disrupt the old guard.
