Teryl @ Work

Is fitting in with the corporate culture important?  Of course.  Do all effective and productive employees do so?   Of course not. A few years ago,  +Accsys (PTY) Ltd  celebrated 30 years in business.  In keeping with traditional thinking around anniversaries, we used the pearl as a symbol for the year. A key message for us was that the pearl is formed from a piece of grit that irritates the oyster, and the oyster slowly covers the grit with nacre, until a beautiful gem is formed. So, as an IT company, we accepted that high productivity, creative people are not always aligned with the culture, but can add enormously to the growth and success of the business.  But we found that the reverse was also true, if they are too high maintenance, they can drain the energy levels of both their management and their colleagues, to such a level, that their nett impact is negative. We have put a strong focus on a 3 month probation period, in assessing for att...